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How might Theresa May become prime minister?

Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader.

David Cameron had said he wanted to leave number 10 by October - that might now happen very much sooner.

Robert Hazell, professor of Government and the Constitution at UCL, explained how the handover of power could happen.

This clip is originally from Afternoon Edition on Monday 11 July 2016.

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