Cameron quits as PM, paves way for May

10 Downing St., on Wednesday as Britain’s new prime minister, following a bittersweet exit by David Cameron that was tinged with humor and regret.

Earlier Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II officially accepted the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron.

David Cameron is making a final appearance in the House of Commons as prime minister Wednesday before handing over to his successor, Theresa May.

According to reports, May has become the second female Prime Minister in Britain, and her cabinet has begun to take shape with the appointment of Hammond, who takes over from George Osborne.

She is expected to quickly unveil a new Cabinet lineup, including a minister in charge of implementing Brexit, a British exit from the EU.

Before entering the building with her husband Philip, she said, “Together we will build a better Britain”.

Britain’s second woman prime minister after Margaret Thatcher, May swept to power in the wake of Britain’s surprise vote last month to quit the EU.

He added: “I would like to see us negotiating access to the single market for Britain’s businesses, so we can go on selling our goods and services into the European Union market and indeed enjoying the benefits of consuming European Union goods and services here as we do now”.

Ms May is well known to Irish ministers who have had many dealings with her in her years as British Home Secretary.

Cameron appeared to be in a jovial mood as he told members of Parliament: “I have addressed 5,500 questions from this dispatch box – I’ll leave it to others to decide how many I’ve answered”.

Jamaica’s senior political leaders have congratulated Theresa May, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom who will have to grapple with the uncertainties of that nation’s June vote to leave the European Union (EU).

The Brexit vote – 52% voted leave and 48% remain – divided the country as England and Wales voted to leave and Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.

After Cameron’s final private audience with the Queen, the monarch said her farewell, again in private, to Cameron’s family.

“It’s not been an easy journey and, of course, we’ve not got every decision right but I do believe today our country is much stronger”, the 49-year-old said.

Speaking outside her new home, 10 Downing Street, May delivered a message directed at the British population from all walks of life.

“The substantive point is that we were told by President Obama that in respect of global trade, we would have to get to the back of the queue”.

Cameron had called the referendum and campaigned to stay in the European Union in a bid to try to heal divisions in his Conservative party. In a speech shortly before becoming the Conservative Party leader, she said, “There are business leaders whose response has not been to play for Britain’s departure from the European Union or to think of the opportunities withdrawal presents, but to complain about the result and criticize the electorate”.