Theresa May through the years - in pictures


  • Former UK prime minister Theresa May will stand down as an MP at the next general election. On Friday she announced that she intends to devote more time to causes 'close to my heart'. All photos: Getty Images
    Former UK prime minister Theresa May will stand down as an MP at the next general election. On Friday she announced that she intends to devote more time to causes 'close to my heart'. All photos: Getty Images
  • Ms May with fellow former prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson during the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in November 2023 in London
    Ms May with fellow former prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson during the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in November 2023 in London
  • Former prime minister David Cameron with Theresa May during the Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace, London, where King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch in September 2022
    Former prime minister David Cameron with Theresa May during the Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace, London, where King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch in September 2022
  • Ms May speaks at the Cop26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021
    Ms May speaks at the Cop26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021
  • Prime Minister May outside 10 Downing Street in May 2019 to announce that she will resign in June of that year
    Prime Minister May outside 10 Downing Street in May 2019 to announce that she will resign in June of that year
  • Ms May makes a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street in December 2018 after surviving a confidence ballot in her leadership
    Ms May makes a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street in December 2018 after surviving a confidence ballot in her leadership
  • Ms May after attending a special session of the European Council over Brexit in November 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. The 27 remaining member states of the European Union met and approved the United Kingdom's withdrawal agreement for leaving the EU
    Ms May after attending a special session of the European Council over Brexit in November 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. The 27 remaining member states of the European Union met and approved the United Kingdom's withdrawal agreement for leaving the EU
  • Ms May delivers a Brexit statement at Downing Street in November 2018 after her cabinet approved the wording of the draft Brexit agreement
    Ms May delivers a Brexit statement at Downing Street in November 2018 after her cabinet approved the wording of the draft Brexit agreement
  • Ms May throws a few dance moves as she walks on to the stage to deliver her leader's speech during the 2018 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
    Ms May throws a few dance moves as she walks on to the stage to deliver her leader's speech during the 2018 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
  • Ms May and Donald Trump, US president at the time, after their meeting at Chequers in July 2018
    Ms May and Donald Trump, US president at the time, after their meeting at Chequers in July 2018
  • Ms May holds a crunch Brexit summit at Chequers in July 2018
    Ms May holds a crunch Brexit summit at Chequers in July 2018
  • Ms May helps with food preparation during her visit to the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Walsall to mark Vaisakhi in April 2018
    Ms May helps with food preparation during her visit to the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Walsall to mark Vaisakhi in April 2018
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Ms May on the steps of 10 Downing Street in March 2018
    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Ms May on the steps of 10 Downing Street in March 2018
  • Ms May is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in February 2018 in Beijing, China
    Ms May is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in February 2018 in Beijing, China
  • Members of the fire service join Ms May on a visit to Grenfell Tower in London, in June 2017, the day after at least 12 people were confirmed dead and dozens missing after the 24-storey tower was engulfed in flames
    Members of the fire service join Ms May on a visit to Grenfell Tower in London, in June 2017, the day after at least 12 people were confirmed dead and dozens missing after the 24-storey tower was engulfed in flames
  • Ms May on the general election campaign trail in Solihull, the day before the polls opened in 2017
    Ms May on the general election campaign trail in Solihull, the day before the polls opened in 2017
  • The Prime Minister signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU on March 28, 2017 in London
    The Prime Minister signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU on March 28, 2017 in London
  • Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Ms May at the start of an audience where she invited the former Home Secretary to become Prime Minister in July 2016
    Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Ms May at the start of an audience where she invited the former Home Secretary to become Prime Minister in July 2016
  • As prime minister-in-waiting, Ms May attends David Cameron's last cabinet meeting in July 2016 in London
    As prime minister-in-waiting, Ms May attends David Cameron's last cabinet meeting in July 2016 in London
  • Ms May, when she was home secretary, at the Conservative Party's annual Spring Forum in 2012 in London
    Ms May, when she was home secretary, at the Conservative Party's annual Spring Forum in 2012 in London
  • Conservative leader Mr Cameron and then shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Ms May attend the 2009 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
    Conservative leader Mr Cameron and then shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Ms May attend the 2009 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
  • As shadow secretary of state for family, Ms May attends a press conference in London in 2005
    As shadow secretary of state for family, Ms May attends a press conference in London in 2005
  • Ms May speaking at the Conservative Party conference in 2000
    Ms May speaking at the Conservative Party conference in 2000