Justice Secretary Michael Gove, one of the main campaigners to take Britain out of the EU, said on Thursday he would run to become Prime Minister. His intention to run probably hurt the chances of his Brexit ally, ex-London mayor Boris Johnson who announced he would not enter the race.
 
Also, British lawmaker Andrea Leadsom, another prominent campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union, said on Thursday she would be standing as a candidate to replace Prime Minister David Cameron as Conservative leader.
 
On Thursday, Theresa May, the Interior Minister who campaigned to remain in the EU, also announced her candidacy to lead the party. She said there was no going back on Britain leaving the EU and she vowed to honor Brexit vote but that divorce talks would not start until the end of the year.
 
Last week's EU referendum vote, when 52 percent of Britons voted to leave the bloc, triggered a political crisis in Britain with Prime Minister David Cameron stepping down. His replacement will face tough talks with Europe to mend a broken relationship. The Conservative Party has said it would select a new leader who can become prime minister by Sept. 9, and that it is moving as quickly as it can.