David Davis named Brexit Minister in Theresa May’s new Cabinet

The 59-year-old will be the second woman to lead Britain, following in the footsteps of fellow Conservative, “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher. “Brexit means Brexit” has quickly become her new mantra.

Rudd, who helped recruit extras for the 1994 film “Four Weddings And A Funeral” in her youth, became an MP in 2010 after a career in finance.

The fate of the post-World War Two project of European integration, and even of the United Kingdom itself, will depend on May’s rapport with another pastor’s daughter who climbed to the summit of a conservative party: Germany’s Angela Merkel.

“Of course Theresa is going to want to make sure she’s got a balanced ticket that represents the views of different parts of the party”, cabinet minister Chris Grayling, who campaigned for Brexit and managed May’s leadership campaign, told BBC radio.

After formally being invited to form a government in a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, May arrived at her new Downing Street residence with a promise to tackle “burning injustice”.

But May’s ally Chris Grayling appeared to dampen any hopes among Britain’s European Union partners that her rapid ascent might accelerate the process of moving ahead with the split and resolving the uncertainty hanging over the 28-nation bloc. I hope she picks a strong negotiating team.

May herself had sided with Cameron in trying to keep Britain inside the European Union, so needed to reach out to the winning Leave side in order to heal divisions in the ruling party and show her commitment to respecting the popular vote.

“When it comes to opportunity we won’t entrench the advantages of the fortunate few”.

With (Other OTC: WWTH – news) his unkempt blonde hair, bumbling humour and penchant for Latin quotations, the man known to Britons simply as “Boris” will be the government’s most colourful figure, but a controversial choice for conducting sensitive diplomacy with world leaders.

The shocks of the referendum result, Cameron’s resignation, and disarray in the main opposition Labour Party have plunged Britain into its deepest political crisis in modern times.

Investors will be watching May’s first days in office closely but with greater optimism after the value of the pound, which fell by up to 15 percent against the dollar and the euro in the days of the Brexit vote, rebounded on news of her impending promotion.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday that the expected hit to Britain’s economy from the Brexit vote could prompt the central bank to provide more stimulus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for “constructive dialogue” with Britain’s new premier.

On Wednesday, Owen Smith became the second Labour MP to announce a bid to try to oust Corbyn, who is resisting pressure to resign over his perceived lacklustre campaigning for Britain’s continued European Union membership.

May campaigned for the leadership as a safe pair of hands, after spending six years as home secretary, one of the toughest jobs in British politics.

“I had a bag of nuts in my handbag and one of my colleagues would lean forward every now and then, so that I could eat some nuts without being seen by the Speaker”, she said.