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TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar paid tribute to Theresa May yesterday after she announced her resignation as British Prime Minister.
She bowed to intense pressure over Brexit from her fractious Conservative Party and said she would leave on June 7 after less than three years in office.
In an emotional speech outside 10 Downing Street she said: “It is, and will always remain, a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit.
“It will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum.
“To succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in Parliament where I have not.”
Mr Varadkar said he had got to know Mrs May “very well” over the last two years.
He added: “She is principled, honourable, and deeply passionate about doing her best for her country, and her party.
“Politicians throughout the EU have admired her tenacity, her courage, and her determination during what has been a challenging time. Theresa May strove to chart a new future for the United Kingdom.
“I want to wish her the very best for the future. And I look forward to working closely with her successor.”
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said it was “clearly a very difficult day for Mrs May”.
He added: “Her fate is a reflection of the emerging and ongoing crisis in British politics as a result of Brexit and is a reminder of how unstable and potentially damaging this process remains. “The coming leadership election within the Conservative Party has the potential to further destabilise the process. In Ireland, Theresa May
A DUBLIN city centre pub gave away 100 free pints last night to “bid farewell” to Theresa May following her resignation.
Mary’s Bar on Wicklow St said they were “raising a glass to bid farewell” to the outgoing Tory leader.
The popular pub, which also predicted to take 12% in Ireland South. In the local election, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail were both tied on 23% in the exit poll, with Sinn Fein on 12%.
The divorce referendum will be passed and should be done and dusted by early this afternoon as the exit polls show an 87% majority in favour of reform. those of us entrusted with positions of leadership must remain vigilant to the threat of a no-deal Brexit.
“Our hope will be that her replacement is someone with the skills and determination to achieve the compromise needed to allow the UK and the EU to move on.
“We must also ensure that this development is not used to further delay the restoration of the Executive and Assembly in Northern Ireland.”
Labour leader Brendan Howlin also warned of political uncertainty and
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“Orange Warning”.
He said: “The resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May represents the exhaustion of the current political process around Brexit.
“It is now clear the negotiated withdrawal agreement and political declaration are dead in their current form.
“In Ireland, we must move our preparations to an ‘Orange Warning’, as the risk of a disorderly no-deal Brexit is now a real and present danger to jobs and the economy.
“Theresa May’s resignation opens up the possibility of change, but without strong leadership there is a risk that political chaos will follow, and there is little time left to secure a stable future path for the UK’S relationship with Europe.
“Labour’s view is unchanged that working people in Ireland and the UK will all be better off if the UK remains, especially if it uses its influence to seek fundamental change in how the EU works. I call on my UK Labour colleague, Jeremy Corbyn, to take this opportunity to set out a new direction for his party and his country.” to move to an