Theresa May to be appointed UK prime minister

Conservative party leader Theresa May is to be named the UK prime minister on Wednesday.

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David Cameron will do his final PMQs at noon before formally tendering his resignation at Buckingham Palace.

Theresa May will then seek permission from Queen Elizabeth to form a government.

She will become the second female prime minister ever, after Margaret Thatcher.

She is expected to make appointing a Brexit cabinet minister one of her key priorities.