European Parliament chief Martin Schulz on Thursday took aim at British Prime Minister Theresa May’s new cabinet, saying it continued a “dangerously vicious cycle” that will hurt Britain and Europe.
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Hammond campaigned to remain in the European Union, and said before the House of Commons yesterday that he thinks leaving the EU could take as long as six years, because the exit agreement could take years to negotiate, and will need to be ratified by the parliaments of the other 27 member states in order to take effect, reports The Guardian.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for “constructive dialogue” with Britain’s new premier, while White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that United States officials who had worked with May “found her to be quite effective”.
Amber Rudd, the former energy secretary, replaced May as the home secretary and David Davis was tasked with negotiating Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union as Brexit secretary.
In phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, May said she needed time. “The country voted to leave and as prime minister I will make sure that we leave”.
The previous treasury chief, George Osborne, departed Wednesday.
She has also fired Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, who backed Gove’s short-lived leadership campaign. Another, Liam Fox, was named to head a new global trade department. “It may embolden the staunchest pro-Brexit Conservative rebels to keep up the pressure on Mrs May to such an extent that her party is not only the government but also, effectively, the opposition”. The two had clashed over policing in London while Johnson was serving as mayor.
Johnson was the figurehead of the successful Leave campaign, but since the referendum had suffered widespread criticism and ridicule for failing to present a clear Brexit plan and swiftly dropping out of the leadership race.
With his unkempt blonde hair, bumbling humor and penchant for Latin quotations, the man known to Britons simply as “Boris” will be the government’s most colorful figure, but a contentious choice for conducting sensitive diplomacy with world leaders.
Johnson himself said he was “humbled”.
Despite the suddenness of Cameron’s exit – less than three weeks after the June 23 referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union – he appeared relaxed and confident as he absorbed both praise and carping from opposition lawmakers. Current Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has kept his job.
IT is 26 years since Britain had a female Prime Minister.
Minutes later, the palace released a photo of May curtseying to the monarch and confirmed that the queen had “requested her to form a new administration”.
May is the second woman to be prime minister after “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher.
Seen as a tough, competent and intensely private person, already being compared to Germany’s Angela Merkel, she must now try to limit the damage to British trade and investment as she renegotiates the country’s ties with its 27 European Union partners.
Bradford businesswoman, Terry King, who was awarded the OBE for her 20-year career as a top project manager in the Department for Work and Pensions and is now using her previous experience working in the mature enterprise sector to support the needs and aspirations of older people through Chapter 3 Enterprise, a community interest company she and her partners are busy developing, says for her the issue isn’t about gender but politics and whether Theresa May will deliver what she says she will deliver. “If you’re black you are treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white”.
Acknowledging the struggles faced by many, May declared: “The government I lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives”.
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!” Brexit! When do we want it?
Conscious of the divisions, Mrs May insists she will be a “one nation” leader.
“It’s not been an easy journey and we’ve not got everything right”, he said.
In his last parliamentary session as leader, Cameron took the opportunity to trumpet his government’s achievements in generating one of the fastest growth rates among western economies, chopping the budget deficit, creating 2.5 million jobs and legalizing gay marriage.
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Still, Hardt suggests: “Britain remaining in the European Union should also be an option for the new government – it would be better for Great Britain and the rest of the European Union”.
