Theresa May became Britain’s new prime minister Wednesday and immediately put together her Cabinet to start the tough job of extracting Britain from the European Union.
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Leadsom had made it through to the run-off stage of the race to succeed former prime minister David Cameron thanks to a wave of eurosceptic support following Britain’s European Union referendum, but surprisingly pulled out on Monday, effectively handing the job to May.
Johnson, who during the campaign compared the bloc’s aims to those of Hitler and Napoleon, told reporters that despite Brexit, Britain could play an even greater role in Europe.
In her first statement as prime minister, given outside 10 Downing Street, Mrs.
The State Department said Kerry told Johnson that the USA would stay engaged with Britain as it moves ahead in the process of leaving the 28-nation bloc, and the two men agreed to meet next week in Brussels.
In phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, May said she needed time.
Still, May has shown signs of steeliness and resolve, surprising some in particular with her appointment of Boris Johnson as foreign secretary. He replaces George Osborne, whose determination to balance Britain’s books made him synonymous with austerity.
It came after she swiftly appointed key cabinet members soon after taking office Wednesday, including new Treasury chief Philip Hammond and Boris Johnson, the former London mayor, as foreign secretary.
Other prominent “Leave” campaigners were also rewarded.
Some dailies focused on her promotion of state-educated MPs and reflected on outgoing prime minister David Cameron’s new life outside office.
Liz Truss, the previous environment secretary, replaced Gove as justice secretary and Justine Greening, who had been the secretary for worldwide development, was named the new education secretary. She also promised to preside over an economy that benefits everyone.
The outgoing prime minister – who announced he was standing down the morning after Britain voted to quit the European Union – also paid tribute to his family.
With (Other OTC: WWTH – news) his unkempt blonde hair, bumbling humour and penchant for gaffes, he is a colourful but contentious choice for conducting sensitive diplomacy with world leaders.
“Britain is open for business, we are not turning our back on the world, we are determined to maintain our outward looking stance, and we are determined to maintain prosperity for our people and keep on growing the economy and creating jobs in the future”, he said.
The vote to leave the EU means the United Kingdom will now have to strike its own trade deals, both with other European nations and the rest of the world.
Among other appointments, rising star Amber Rudd switched from the energy ministry to take May’s old job as Home Secretary.
But Prime Minister May, who also opposed Brexit, has repeatedly stressed a continuing commitment to the US – and to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Cameron told the Parliament, “For the first time again, Britain will have a female prime minister”.
“She’ll have to try and strike this balance, which most Tory leaders have to do, of appealing to a hardcore, quite socially conservative base whilst not alienating a centrist wider public and I think immigration is the way to go on that”, Jarvis says.
The pro-independence Scottish administration has said it could seek a new independence referendum if Britain takes Scotland out of the European Union against its will.
The Metro commuters’ free newspaper had a picture of the casually-dressed pair sat in a cafe with their children, the day after they left the splendour of Downing Street. Brexit! When do we want it? A Remainer before the Brexit vote, she has already announced that “Brexit means Brexit”, that there will be “no attempts to remain inside the EU”.
However, Davis is bullish: “Once the European nations realise that we are not going to budge on control of our borders, they will want to talk, in their own interest”, he writes.
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David Cameron, Mrs May’s predecessor, introduced the practice of allowing junior ministers to attend Cabinet in the later years of his Government.
