Pro-Brexit UK Energy Minister Leadsom Seeks Conservative Party Leadership

© AFP 2023 / LEON NEALThe Conservative party logo is displayed on the first day of the annual Conservative party conference in Manchester, north west England, on October 4, 2015.
The Conservative party logo is displayed on the first day of the annual Conservative party conference in Manchester, north west England, on October 4, 2015. - Sputnik International
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UK Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom said she would run for the Conservative Party leadership amid Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to step down by October.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — UK Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom announced Thursday that she was putting her name forward to become the next Conservative Party's leader.

​On June 23, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the EU. The following day, it was announced that 51.9 percent of people supported the move to leave the bloc. Cameron, a staunch supporter of the country retaining its EU membership, announced he would be resigning by October.

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