An English cardinal said he was delighted by the appointment of Theresa May as Britain’s new prime minister because of the commitment she has shown in the fight against human trafficking.
Advertisement
Mr Cameron will chair a farewell meeting of Cabinet ministers on Tuesday.
Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron spends his last evening at 10 Downing Street Tuesday night while Home Secretary Theresa May prepares to move in.
Grayling was May’s campaign manager even though he backed Brexit while she opposed it.
She will then give a speech Wednesday afternoon becoming Britain’s 75th prime minister, the 13th prime minister of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, and Britain’s second female prime minister.
On July 11 May said that Britain would not rejoin the European Union by the back door.
Cameron will cede power to 59-year-old May after visiting Buckingham Palace to resign tomorrow.
“As I leave, I hope people will see a stronger country, a thriving economy, and more chances to get on in life”.
Mr Cameron told The Daily Telegraph it had been “a privilege to serve the country I love”.
May’s bid for his job accelerated as key proponents of Britain’s European Union withdrawal, including charismatic former mayor of London Boris Johnson, stepped back in a head-spinning round of political bloodletting. She tepidly backed remaining in the European Union in a single speech, then remained largely out of sight as the behemoths of the Conservative Party – including Cameron and Justice Secretary Michael Gove – did each other in.
However, the Labour leader, a veteran socialist, retains support among the party’s ordinary members, leading some lawmakers and commentators to speculate the leadership contest may split the party.
Investors will be watching May’s first days in office closely but with greater optimism as the value of the pound, which fell by up to 15 percent against the dollar and the euro in the days of the Brexit vote, has rebounded on news of her impending promotion.
The UK could be set for a new housing minister with incumbent Brandon Lewis in line for a promotion following the accession of Theresa May to the role of Prime Minister.
May will also have to decide whether to keep top figures such as finance minister George Osborne and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in place.
She is also liked in and around Maidenhead, the well-to-do commuter town west of London that she has represented in parliament since 1997.
But he said Mrs May would not look upon her new Cabinet as being made up of Remainers and Leavers, but as “a team of Conservatives who have a mandate from the country to deliver not simply Brexit, but the agenda we were elected on a year ago”. May has said she will not start the process until next year, but she may face strong pressure to accelerate the plan.
Advertisement
The daughter of a Church of England vicar, May is a cricket fan with a sober, well-mannered demeanour who lists her hobbies as cooking and walking. “She knows her stuff”.
