His wife Samantha and their children were in the public gallery.
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The new leader, Britain’s home secretary in charge of immigration and law and order for the past six years, has the tough task of calming the country, and the financial markets, after upheaval following the result of the June 23 referendum.
Meanwhile, Larry the Cat is staying and remaining the Chief Mouser.
He found time to congratulate Wimbledon victor Andy Murray and other British players there, and rebuffed rumors that he does not like Downing St.’s resident cat, Larry – “I do!”
On a more somber note, Angus Robertson, a lawmaker from the pro-independence Scottish National Party, said that Mr. Cameron’s decision to call the referendum risked the breakup of the United Kingdom.
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.
Mr. Robertson said of Ms. She has said Britain needs time to work out its negotiating strategy and should not initiate formal divorce proceedings before the end of the year, but has also emphasized that “Brexit means Brexit”. “As our new Prime Minister you must practice what you preach and test your authority and right to rule at the ballot box”, the petition says.
“We’re not discussing coronations, we’re discussing a proper procedural process which should conclude very soon”, he told reporters.
“I have. concluded that the interests of our country are best served by the immediate appointment of a strong and well supported prime minister”, she said.
Though Mr. Cameron won a general election only previous year, he finds himself out of power at age 49.
Prime Minister David Cameron has begun his final session of prime minister’s questions at the House of Commons.
May, 59, will succeed David Cameron, who announced he was stepping down after Britons unexpectedly voted last month to quit the EU.
Mr Cameron said he was “delighted that for the second time in British history the new Prime Minister will be a woman, and once again a Conservative”.
Cameron, 49, resigned after voters rejected his advice and chose to leave the European Union.
“My advice to my successor, who is a brilliant negotiator, is that we should try to be as close to the European Union as we can be for the benefits of trade, of cooperation and for security”, he said in televised comments.
Cameron was speaking during his final appearance in parliament as prime minister, before he tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II and May takes over later Wednesday.
Mrs May will then have an audience with the Queen, when she accepts the monarch’s offer to form a new government and will, in keeping with tradition, “kiss hands” with the head of state. But even if he had found the time and had the political space to carry out these reforms earlier, the Prime Minister’s legacy will always be the glaring absence in his speech: Europe and his failure to stop the Tories banging on about it, or keep Britain in the European Union.
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After taking office, Mrs May will set about naming her own frontbench team.
