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2016-07-12 Britain

Theresa May to be new Brit Prime Minister

Theresa May says she is "honoured" and "humbled" to be the new Conservative leader as she prepares to take over from David Cameron as prime minister on Wednesday. At lunchtime, shortly after a key campaign speech by the Home Secretary, her only rival in the Tory leadership race, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew.

Mr Cameron was then whisked back from an air show in Hampshire to Downing Street. Just before 4pm, Mr Cameron came out of Number 10 and told the waiting media that he will do a final Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday and then see the Queen to resign.

This evening, Mrs May was confirmed as leader of the Tory party and then, surrounded by her supporters at Westminster, she paid tribute to her rival candidates in the race.

The Maidenhead MP, who will be Britain's second female prime minister, said Mrs Leadsom had shown "dignity", and also expressed her gratitude to Mr Cameron.

One of her first big tasks as PM will be negotiating the UK's withdrawal from the European Union after last month's referendum. The PM designate, who backed staying in the EU, said: "Brexit means Brexit and we will make a success of it."

Britain needs a PM who feels Brexit in her bone marrow. Is Ms. May that person?

Mrs May, 59, said she wanted to "negotiate the best deal for Britain" and "forge a new role for ourselves in the world".

And she said she wanted to reunite the nation and "give a strong new positive vision for the future of our country... that works not for the privileged view but that works for everyone of us".

She added: "We are going to give people more control over their lives. That is how, together we will build a better Britain."

Posted by Steve White 2016-07-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 "the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead since 1997"

I sense trouble.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-12 06:35|| 2016-07-12 06:35|| Front Page Top

#2 In like a lamb I hope. She will need to man up and be tough like Maggie was or they will devour the poor maidenhead...

Posted by 49 Pan 2016-07-12 09:28|| 2016-07-12 09:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Britain needs a PM who feels Brexit in her bone marrow. Is Ms. May that person?

Good question.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-07-12 12:17|| 2016-07-12 12:17|| Front Page Top

#4 May, Brexit means Brexit

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-07-12 14:32|| 2016-07-12 14:32|| Front Page Top

#5 She has been an open supporter of Israel, as was Mr. Cameron, which suggests she is an independent thinker. Her Wikipedia biography is here.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-07-12 16:18|| 2016-07-12 16:18|| Front Page Top

#6 "Britain needs a PM who feels Brexit in her bone marrow. Is Ms. May that person?"

She did not support the BREXIT.
Cameron resigns because he is supposed to after being on the wrong end of that.

She is a liberal conservative.

Posted by newc 2016-07-12 16:43|| 2016-07-12 16:43|| Front Page Top

#7 she supports Israel but believes ISIS is not Islamic and that there isn't anything wrong with Sharia for using in family disputes

Posted by lord garth 2016-07-12 17:43|| 2016-07-12 17:43|| Front Page Top

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