LONDON — There is a very real possibility the United Kingdom will get its second female leader before the United States gets its first.

After losing last week’s Brexit referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would stand down this fall. His successor will take the helm of his right-of-center Conservative party, and with it control of Britain’s government.

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