Theresa May

David Cameron applauded by MPs as he prepares to hand over to Theresa May

The prime minister, who will go to Buckingham Palace later to tender his resignation to the Queen, told MPs he would "miss the roar of the crowd".

Defending his achievements in office, he said there had been many "amazing moments" during his six years in power.

Home Secretary Theresa May is preparing to succeed Mr Cameron later after her own audience with the Queen.

After taking office, Mrs May will set about naming her own frontbench team.

What awaits Britain's new prime minister

Wednesday she'll take center stage as Britain's new prime minister -- following a Brexit vote which saw David Cameron resign, likely successor Boris Johnson"stabbed in the back" by allies, and leadership contender Andrea Leadsom throw in the towel amid controversial moth

David Cameron prepares to hand over to Theresa May

Mr Cameron will face his last Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, before heading to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen.

He told the Daily Telegraph: "As I leave today, I hope that people will see a stronger country. It has been a privilege to serve the country I love."

After taking office, Mrs May will set about naming her own frontbench team.

PM-in-waiting Theresa May promises 'a better Britain'

Speaking outside Parliament, Mrs May said she was "honoured and humbled" to succeed David Cameron, after her only rival in the race withdrew on Monday.

The BBC reports Mr Cameron will tender his resignation to the Queen after PMQs on Wednesday.

Tory leadership: Theresa May says voters want more than 'Brexit PM'

The home secretary promised to bring the Remain and Leave sides together and "govern for the whole country".

But Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove both said the winning candidate must have backed Brexit.

Candidates have been setting out their stalls in a series of interviews.

Mr Gove, the justice secretary, defended his tactics in the face of criticism, telling Andrew Marr it would have been a "betrayal of this country" if he had allowed Boris Johnson to run.

Tory leadership: Theresa May backed by more cabinet ministers

Michael Fallon and Patrick McLoughlin are backing the home secretary.

Over 70 MPs now support her, including cabinet ministers Chris Grayling, Justine Greening and David Mundell.

Meanwhile, fellow contender Michael Gove is to make the first speech of his campaign to become Tory leader, after announcing his candidacy on Thursday.

Rivals Stephen Crabb, Andrea Leadsom and Liam Fox are also in the running to lead the Conservative party and become UK prime minister.

UK minister rejects EU migration pact, vows tighter borders

Home Secretary Theresa May, the U.K.'s interior minister, told an audience at the Conservative Party conference that Britain should tighten control of its borders, admitting vulnerable refugees but keeping out those who simply want a better life.

She said other European countries should also toughen up their border controls, arguing that in the last few years more people had applied for asylum in the EU from Balkan countries — which have not seen war for years — than from war-torn Syria.

The Latest: Britain to welcome new batch of Syrian refugees

She told Parliament on Wednesday the refugees will come from camps surrounding Syria and the government is pressing hard to organize more arrivals in the coming weeks.

Britain, France boost security to stop migrants from tunnel

This is a new joint police command to target human traffickers and 10 million euros ($11.2 million) in new British government money to help asylum seekers and send others back home.

The measures are aimed at overcoming diplomatic and economic tensions around the French port of Calais, a flashpoint in a European summer marked by unusually large waves of migrants.