Leadsom withdraws from Conservative leadership race
South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is pulling out of the Conservative leadership race.
Leadsom withdraws from Conservative leadership race
Video report by political correspondent David Wood.
South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is pulling out of the Conservative leadership race.
The 53-year-old was criticised at the weekend when an interview was published in The Times in which she appeared to suggest that being a mother made her a better choice to be Prime Minister than her rival Theresa May.
Theresa May has since accepted an apology from Leadsom for the comments.
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Transcript of Andrea Leadsom's interview with The Times
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