Theresa May: 'I'm not a quitter'

The Prime Minister denies reports that she intends to step down in 2019, in a 'radical' U-turn from previous statements

Theresa May vows to stay on as leader after Brexit
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Theresa May has said she would like to lead the Conservatives into the next general election, declaring she intends to remain in power "for the long term".

"I'm not a quitter," she said, denying a report in the Sunday Mirror that she had "pencilled in Friday, August 30, 2019 as the day she will quit as Prime Minister".

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