LEDBURY'S MP, Bill Wiggin has welcomed news that Theresa May is to become the new Prime Minister.

He said: “Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the leadership race allows us to rally around our new Conservative Party Leader and remove any uncertainty about the future, at a time when the country needs it the most.

"I am delighted that Theresa May is to become the New Prime Minster and I am sure she will provide the required leadership and inclusivity as we move forward as an independent yet outward reaching nation.”