Britain’s transition of power unfolded with startling speed since the June 23 referendum on European Union membership.
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Mr Cameron stepped down after Britons rejected his entreaties and voted to leave the EU in a referendum last month, severely undermining European efforts to forge greater unity and creating economic uncertainty across the 28-nation bloc.
Staff applaud as Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May, and her husband Philip, walk into 10 Downing Street after May had met Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace, in central London, Britain July 13, 2016.
May, the second female British prime minister after Margaret Thatcher, has repeatedly said that “Brexit means Brexit”.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron attacked the appointment of Mr Johnson, pointing out that during the referendum campaign he compared the ambitions of the European Union with Hitler and “insulted” USA president Barack Obama by referring to his “part Kenyan” ancestry.
May promised to fight for social justice in a speech that addressed “hard-working families” who have struggled during the years of instability since the 2008 financial crisis. When it comes to taxes, we’ll prioritise not the wealthy, but you. “We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives”.
She named six Secretaries as members of her cabinet. Mr Cameron advised the Queen to appoint the former Home Secretary as his replacement.
In her first appointment after taking office, she named former Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond as the country’s finance minister on Wednesday.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn welcomed Mrs May’s focus on helping the less well-off but repeated his party’s calls for her to hold a general election. The 54-year-old has previously held a string of senior positions in government. The United States said it was looking forward to working with him.
“It’s not been an easy journey and of course we’ve not got every decision right”.
Then, he and his wife, Samantha, and his children – 12-year-old Nancy, 10-year-old Elwen and 5-year-old Florence – left their home of six years and made the short drive to Buckingham Palace.
“The prime minister explained that we would need some time to prepare for these negotiations and spoke of her hope that these could be conducted in a constructive and positive spirit”, the spokesman added. Royal officials released a photo of May curtseying to the monarch and confirmed the queen had “requested her to form a new administration”.
Mr Osborne was sacked by Mrs May, bringing an abrupt end to his six years in charge of the Treasury.
A majority in Scotland voted for Britain to remain in the EU. But Tony Travers of the London School of Economics said May would likely not rush to trigger Article 50 of the European Union constitution, which starts a two-year countdown to a final exit.
He said he wanted to end speculation that “somehow I don’t love Larry”.
She has been MP for Maidenhead, the well-to-do commuter town west of London, since 1997 and was previously chairman of the Conservative party.
ALL SMILES: Britain’s outgoing prime minister, David Cameron, left, and its incoming prime minister, Theresa May, at Cameron’s last appearance in parliament as prime minister on Wednesday.
Trying to reclaim his legacy from his Brexit miscalculation, Cameron said his government had cut the deficit, overseen economic growth and legalised same-sex marriage. But today the country is much stronger; our economy is immeasurably stronger.For me politics has always been about public service in the national interest. “I will miss the barbs from the opposition”.
He ended by referring to a jibe he directed at then-Prime Minister Tony Blair more than a decade ago: “He was the future once”.
“Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it”, Cameron said.
“I have experienced a man who is serious, who is a fan of no-nonsense policy and who was delivering at each and every moment when things started to become serious”, Juncker said.
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His last session in the House of Commons culminated in loud applause and a standing ovation from his Conservative colleagues.
