A look back at Mrs May’s memorable moments as she leaves Downing Street

The Prime Minister is handing over to Boris Johnson after 1,106 days in office.

Theresa May heads out of Downing Street as Prime Minister for the last time on Wednesday just over three years after she arrived.

Here we look back at some of the memorable moments in Mrs May’s 1,106-day premiership.

Theresa May and Donald Trump hold hands as they walk along the White House Colonnade (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

But her attempts to find a post-Brexit ally ultimately backfired as Mr Trump became increasingly critical of her strategy for dealing with Brussels.

On April 18 2017, Mrs May called a snap election, saying Britain needed “strong and stable” leadership following the EU referendum.

The gamble failed spectacularly and the election left her without an overall majority and reliant on a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to stay in office.

General Election 2017 aftermath — Mrs May greets DUP leader Arlene Foster ahead of talks which led to a deal to prop up the minority Conservative Government (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

While on stage she was handed a P45 by a comedian and almost lost her voice to a persistent cough. Her speech ended with letters falling off the backdrop behind her.

Conservative Party Conference 2017 — Comedian Simon Brodkin interrupts Mrs May’s disastrous conference speech in Manchester (Peter Byrne/PA)

Theresa May picture gallery — The Prime Minister arrives on stage to the sound of Abba’s Dancing Queen (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

But the election result had left her engaged in a day-by-day battle to force her agenda through and maintain the fragile unity of her Government.

Despite those difficulties she did eventually reach a Brexit deal with Brussels in November 2018.