Tory leadership race heats up with May set to name exit date

May’s announcement of a timetable for departure will trigger a battle between moderate Tories and hard Brexiters. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/ShutterstockTheresa May is widely expected to set a date for her resignation as Conservative leader on Friday, amid deep concerns among centrist cabinet ministers that candidates to be the next prime minister will have to promise a hard Brexit. May’s allies believe that she will promise to step down as leader by 10 June after the state visit of US p