May removes rivals as she names new Cabinet

Speaking outside 10 Downing Street in her first speech as PM, she said: “Together we will build a better Britain”. When we pass new laws we’ll listen not to the mighty, but to you.

“Leadership issue settled, now I expect we work quickly to deliver certainty”, he said.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker urged May not to delay the start of the Brexit talks.

Along with overseeing European Union negotiations, May will need to unite a nation still deeply divided over a referendum where 52% voted Leave, and 48% voted Remain.

However, she has refused to be rushed on the timetable.

“It means we believe in a union not just between the nations of the United Kingdom but between all of our citizens – every one of us – whoever we are and wherever we’re from”, she said. He gambled, and he lost. David Cameron attended his 182nd and final Prime Ministers Questions in the House of Commons as UK Prime Minister.

“We are living through an important moment in our country’s history following the referendum”, May, the former home secretary, said on Wednesday.

The daughter of a Church of England pastor, she is cricket fan with a sober demeanour who lists her hobbies as cooking and walking.

Added Simpson Miller: “Her parliamentary colleagues in the Conservative Party have demonstrated their faith in her capacity to lead the people of the United Kingdom in responding adequately and suitably to those challenges and opportunities at this time”. “I look forward to working closely with you on this and to learn about your intentions in this regard”.

Scotland bucked the national trend for the referendum, with 62% voting to remain.

She began to announce members of her cabinet Wednesday evening.

Women are expected to secure several top jobs in May’s cabinet, including current energy minister Amber Rudd and worldwide development minister Justine Greening.

Philip Hammond, who was the foreign secretary in the David Cameron government, replaced George Osborne as the chancellor of the exchequer.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed David Davis, a former junior foreign minister and strong Brexit advocate, to lead the country’s negotiations for exiting the European Union, her office said in a statement on Wednesday.

May, who backed remaining in the European Union, will also be expected to reward prominent campaigners for a “leave” vote with key jobs.

At some point during the final meeting Mr Cameron’s family was introduced to the Queen, who earlier in the day toured the new air ambulance base at Cambridge airport where her grandson the Duke of Cambridge works. One prime minister leaves, another arrives.

The 13th British Prime Minister said that the decisions of her administration would be driven by the interests of both “the privileged few” and voters struggling with “the pressures of modern life”.