Cameron out, May in on dramatic day in British politics

When she was running for the Conservative leadership, May promised that “Brexit means Brexit”, and her appointments of Johnson, Davis and arch-euroskeptic Trade Secretary Liam Fox signal to European Union leaders that, no matter what her own feelings, she will not be watering down Britain’s commitment to leaving the EU.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker also urged May to swiftly engage in divorce talks with the EU.

Now that she is prime minister, May will learn the details of Britain’s nuclear deterrent and has started to receive congratulatory phone calls from fellow world leaders.

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A spokesperson for the Palace said: “The Queen received in audience Theresa May and requested her to form a new Administration”.

He added: “I hope he understands his job in such a way that Britain will maintain a sensible relationship with the European Union and also with Germany”.

David Cameron said shortly before resigning Wednesday that serving as prime minister for six years was “the greatest honor of my life” in his last speech outside 10 Downing St.

“I know from the work we have done together that you have so many qualities to bring to the service of our countries at this time”, he wrote.

She is expected to announce members of her cabinet Wednesday evening.

He attends his final Prime Minister’s Questions at Parliament on Wednesday, before personally handing his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II.

May ditched finance minister George Osborne, Cameron’s closest ally, and appointed former foreign secretary Philip Hammond to the job instead, charging him with the task of calming fears over the potential damage of leaving Britain’s biggest market.

The libertarian Davis – a former special forces reservist who boasts that he has broken his nose five times – has sparred with May for years over the powers of Britain’s spy agencies, which she oversaw as home secretary and he thinks are too intrusive.

“This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, other than one meeting this afternoon with Her Majesty, the queen, the diary for the rest of my day is remarkably light”, Cameron said, to laughter from lawmakers.

On her first full day in office, May dismantled Cameron’s affluent metropolitan clique, dubbed the “Notting Hill set” after the former prime minister’s trendy West London neighborhood.

Minutes later, May arrived at the palace, accompanied by her husband Philip.

May takes over from David Cameron, who resigned after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

On Thursday she followed up by removing the justice, education, culture and cabinet office ministers, an unusually high toll of sackings for a British cabinet shakeup.

He even poked fun at himself, reminding legislators of a barb he directed at then-Prime Minister Tony Blair more than a decade ago: “He was the future once”.

She also spoke to U.S. President Barack Obama, underlining Britain’s commitment to sustaining the countries’ “special relationship” and partnership on intelligence-sharing.

Gove led the “leave” side alongside former London Mayor Boris Johnson, then betrayed him by making a bid for Conservative leadership – a job Johnson had long sought.

Though she was in the Remain camp in the referendum, like Mr Cameron, Mrs May has said there can be no going back on Brexit.

Prime Minister David Cameron has begun his final session of prime minister’s questions at the House of Commons.

The queen will ask May, who was elected the leader of the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, to form a government before traveling to Downing Street as prime minister.

Larry, the resident Downing Street cat, will remain in place, having cemented his position at No. 10 despite widespread doubts about his vermin-hunting abilities.

“It’s not been an easy journey, and of course we have not got every decision right, but I do believe that today our country is much stronger”.