As she arrives in No10 she will appoint a chancellor, a foreign secretary and a replacement as home secretary.
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It has been suggested it could put the number of women in Cabinet from a third to half as she launches her premiership later today.
Mrs May is set to travel to Scotland Friday for talks with SNP First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in a bid to underline her determination to keep the United Kingdom together in the face of withdrawal from the EU.
Prominent pro-Brexit campaigner Michael Gove has been sacked from his cabinet post of justice secretary by Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May, Sky News reported on Thursday citing sources.
Friends of Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London, said that he hoped to play a “significant role” in Mrs May’s Cabinet and feels that he “has a lot to give”.
In response, the Home Office leaked a letter that then-home secretary Mrs May had written to Mr Gove, accusing his department of failing to act when she raised concerns in 2010.
Employment minister Priti Patel and Karen Bradley, who worked for Mrs May in the Home Office, could earn promotions.
Though an European Union critic, Mr Hammond had argued against a breakup as foreign minister in the David Cameron government before the June referendum. The newly created post is also known as the Brexit secretary.
And Theresa May will tell them which government job she wants them to do.
“I completely agree with her sentiments and about opportunity, about giving people better life chances”.
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”.
After Cameron formally resigns, the 59-year-old May will visit Buckingham Palace, where the queen will ask her to form a new government.
Other eye-catching appointments on the second day of the formation of Mrs May’s Government included former transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin as Conservative Party chairman and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Michael Fallon stayed on as Defence Secretary.
David Cameron, Mrs May’s predecessor, introduced the practice of allowing junior ministers to attend Cabinet in the later years of his Government. It also decided against a new bout of quantitative easing, under which it effectively pumps money into the economy through the purchase of government bonds from financial institutions.
Mrs May told Conservative activists yesterday that the party will “win big” in 2020 as she formally ruled out holding a snap General Election, warning that the party can not forget he threat posed by the Labour Party.
They will have been summoned by the new Prime Minister for a meeting. “It is vital that negotiations for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, in particular, reflect the broadest political agenda”.
May, who backed remaining in the European Union, will also be expected to reward prominent campaigners for a “leave” vote with key jobs.
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The last few weeks have been dramatic ones in British politics, with “Brexit” setting off a domino effect of politicians falling by the wayside – Cameron resigned, allies stabbed likely successor Boris Johnson “in the back”, and leadership contender Leadsom threw in the towel amid controversial motherhood comments.
