The last goodbyes: Watch Tory leaders resign throughout the years

The Last Goodbyes - Watch Tory leaders resign throughout the yearsSource: BBC, The Guardian, CSPAN

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00:00I expect to go to the palace and offer my resignation, so you'll have a new Prime Minister

00:04in that building behind me by Wednesday evening.

00:08Right.

00:10I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold.

00:18The second female Prime Minister, but certainly not the last.

00:24I do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity

00:32to serve the country I love.

00:35Well here he is Nick, let's see what the Prime Minister has to say.

00:38Them's the brakes.

00:40The herd instinct is powerful, when the herd moves, it moves.

00:44And my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable.

00:49And our brilliant and Darwinian system will produce another leader.

00:55I know that there will be many people who are relieved, and perhaps quite a few who

01:01will also be disappointed.

01:02I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.

01:06I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen.

01:11I am sorry, I have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the

01:18government of the United Kingdom must change.

01:21I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss.

01:28This is the best country in the world, and it is thanks entirely to you, the British

01:34people.

01:35Thank you.

01:36Thank you.

01:37Thank you all very much.

01:38Thank you very much.