Henley Festival: Ex-PM Theresa May parties as Boris steps down

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Former prime minister Theresa May watched Craig David at the festival on Thursday

Former prime minister Theresa May was spotted enjoying the Henley Festival on the day her successor Boris Johnson resigned.

Mrs May threw some shapes as Craig David played the black-tie gathering.

She was replaced by Mr Johnson in July 2019, about a year after he quit as her foreign secretary.

She has been critical of some of the government's recent policies, including the planned deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The festival, on the Oxfordshire-Berkshire border, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend.

A special closing concert will be held on Sunday, with Katherine Jenkins and Jack Savoretti performing.

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Mrs May has been MP for Maidenhead in Berkshire since 1997
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The ex-prime minister attended the second night of the festival with her husband, Philip
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Craig David played the festival's Floating Stage on Thursday
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Comedian Jo Brand is due to play the festival's Comedy Club on Sunday night
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The Henley Festival, which was first held in 1982, attracts about 25,000 people every year
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Festivalgoers will also get to enjoy performances from Tom Jones, Katherine Jenkins and Jack Savoretti
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The Script - and its lead singer Danny O'Donoghue - played the festival's first night on Wednesday...
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The festival's 2021 edition was held last September after the coronavirus pandemic forced its postponement earlier that year
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