Theresa May wants to fight the next general election as leader of the Conservative Party, she has revealed. 


Speaking to Sky News, the Prime Minister insisted she was "in this for the long term" - indicating she will lead the Tories into the 2022 election. 


Mrs May said: "I'm in this for the long term because there's a long-term challenge for the UK. 


"We need to get the Brexit deal right, deliver the right deal for the people of the UK. 


"But we also need to ensure that after we have left the EU, global Britain is out there trading around the world, standing tall in the world and that we deal with some of the remaining injustices at home." 


Asked if she wanted to fight the next election for the Conservatives, Mrs May said: "Yes." 


"I'm in this for the long term," she added. 


Last week, reports emerged that Mrs May is going to quit her premiership on 30 August 2019. 


Number 10 dismissed the claims as "peak silly season". 


The idea that she now wants to spend another five years as party boss will come as a surprise to some of her MPs. 


Just two months ago, in an interview with The Sun, she refused to commit to fighting the next general election as head of the Conservatives. 


"I'm not a quitter," the Prime Minister added, when later asked to clarify her remarks as she finished the first day of a three-day trade mission in Japan. 


The Prime Minister has used her trip to push the message she wants her premiership to stand for more than Brexit. 


In a huddle with journalists on the plane to Japan, Mrs May spoke about how she wants to pursue a domestic agenda with renewed vigour

Source: NNA