“I am delighted that in her first speech as Prime Minister, Theresa May placed such a big emphasis on social justice and social mobility”.
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Welcoming the deal as a boost for British jobs and the economy, a spokeswoman for Britain’s new prime minister said May believed the deal was in the country’s national interest – a gauge she will use in all future foreign takeovers.
“It will be the responsibility of everyone sitting around the Cabinet table to make Brexit work for Britain”.
Another five ministers will attend Cabinet, making 27 in all – three fewer than the 30 who attended when David Cameron was Prime Minister.
Mrs May replaced David Cameron in Downing Street last Wednesday, July 13, and made her first visit to Wales as Prime Minister yesterday, Monday.
Mrs May said: “The Union is very important to me and I’m pleased to visit Wales so early in my premiership”. The steel industry is vital to the United Kingdom and we will do everything we can to look after the workers and wider community as we work with Tata and the Welsh government.
He will also meet foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, to discuss the humanitarian situation in Syria and Yemen and diplomatic efforts to bring the long-running conflicts in both countries to an end.
“We share a lot of common ground – we are all comprehensive school children and we laughed and smiled about that”.
The pair will discuss Brexit despite European Union leaders insisting no formal negotiations should take place until Britain has formally triggered the process to leave. “I respect that she has a mandate for that as England and Wales voted for it”.
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It’s vital the the Welsh Government now commands the respect of the new Prime Minister in the same way – something it has failed to do in recent years, leaving us with a weak settlement. But Speaking to reporters in London, Ms Sturgeon also added that “Brexit doesn’t mean Brexit for Scotland because Scotland didn’t vote for Brexit”.
