“More than 300 have been created since I became Prime Minister and 200 are set to open meaning tens of thousands more young people, many from disadvantaged areas, finally have a choice of a good education that helps them reach their full potential”. And so tomorrow I will chair my last cabinet meeting.
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Yesterday afternoon he toured Downing Street, where he said a personal goodbye to his staff and his press team.
The current home secretary, 59, was the only remaining candidate in the Conservative leadership contest following Andrea Leadsom’s withdrawal on Monday. Mr Cameron had expected a nine-week farewell tour.
The monarch will then call on May to form a government and the newly-anointed prime minister will make a statement outside her new Downing Street residence. He will take on his final weekly prime minister’s questions session at noon before traveling to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II.
She will return to No 10 as the country’s second female prime minister, following in the footsteps of Margaret Thatcher.
She is also expected to promote a number of women to senior positions.
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd and International Development Secretary Justine Greening are among the names being linked with key jobs in Mrs May’s first Cabinet.
Theresa May, Britain’s Home Secretary, will take charge as Britain’s new Prime Minister on Wednesday.
He added: “As I leave today, I hope that people will see a stronger country, a thriving economy, and more chances to get on in life”. “It has been a privilege to serve the country I love”, he added.
The Prime Minister later paid a visit to a free school in Feltham, West London, where he was cheered by pupils on his arrival. He said she was the right leader for the “difficult times ahead”.
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In his speech today, Mr Cameron will highlight his role in strengthening Britain’s finances, the national living wage, the huge rise in apprenticeships and education reforms.
