Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister.

Theresa May has broken down as announced she was standing down as prime minister after just under three years in power. In a statement on the steps of 10 Downing Street, Ms May said she would resign as Conservative leader on June 7.

Theresa May has bowed to intense pressure from her own party and named 7 June as the day she will step aside as Conservative leader, drawing her turbulent three-year premiership to a close.

Politician tells Commons he can no longer sit for party that refuses to compromise.

'Anything from here, as far as they [Brexiteers] are concerned, gets softer in terms of Brexit,' says former health minister. / An ex-minister has suggested revoking Article 50 or a second referendum are "on the table", after Theresa May suffered another humiliating Brexit defeat.

Business minister Richard Harrington resigned from the government ahead of a key Brexit vote in the Commons.

His departure sparked claims the "chaotic" Brexit department was struggling to cope.

In departing email, Rogers calls on his staff ‘to continue to challenge ill-founded arguments ... and never be afraid to speak the truth to those in power’

Expectations growing that Theresa May could be prepared to delay Brexit to prevent concerned ministers from resigning.

Her [Theresa May's] plans for EU citizens in a no-deal Brexit scenario has been criticised by Alberto Costa, a loyalist MP who works as a parliamentary private secretary for David Mundell, the Scottish secretary. Mr Costa will table a motion to protect the right of three million EU citizens in the UK and one million UK citizens in the event of no deal.

Theresa May is facing the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on her Brexit negotiations.

Margot James says she is prepared to quit government along with other Tories

Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism. They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.

David Gauke hints he will quit if prime minister fails to ‘act responsibly’ by ruling out a no deal – with other ministers expected to follow.

Dominic Grieve, a leading Conservative opponent of Brexit, has predicted that up to a dozen ministers – including six from the cabinet – could resign if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.

Ministers threaten to quit as PM makes scant progress.