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Theresa May entered 10 Downing Street for the first time as the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister. (July 13) AP
British Prime Minister Theresa May and husband Philip May stand outside 10 Downing Street on July 13, 2016 in London, England.(Photo: Carl Court, Getty Images)
LONDON — Theresa May has become Britain's new prime minister Wednesday after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at Buckingham Palace.
May, former<span style="color: Red;">*</span>home secretary, is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Britain’s second female prime minister<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Margaret Thatcher, who ran the country between 1979 and 1990. She began to announce members of her cabinet Wednesday evening. Her first<span style="color: Red;">*</span>appointment is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Philip Hammond as Treasury chief.
Hammond, the former foreign secretary, replaces George Osborne, who held the post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for six years. Osborne has resigned from government. May appointed former London mayor Boris Johnson as U.K. foreign secretary.
The foreign secretary position is one of the most high profile in the British government and Johnson's appointment comes as a surprise because he was widely acknowledged to misstep in the immediate aftermath of the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union.
Michael Fallon will continue<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as Secretary of State for Defense under May.
In a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>speech earlier outside 10 Downing St., May<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said she followed in the footsteps of "a great modern prime minister."
"David Cameron has led a one nation government and it is in that spirit that I also plan to lead," May<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said.
She said her party<span style="color: Red;">*</span>believed in the "precious, precious bond"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"It means we believe in a union not just between the nations of the United Kingdom but between all of our citizens —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>every one of us —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>whoever we are and wherever we’re from," she said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"As we leave the European Union we will forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world and we will make Britain a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us."
Before entering the building with her husband Philip, she said,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"Together we will build a better Britain."
Cameron noted<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shortly before resigning<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wednesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>serving as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>prime minister for six years was "the greatest honor of my life" in his last<span style="color: Red;">*</span>speech outside the official residence on Downing Street.
Standing with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his wife Samantha and their three children, Cameron spoke of a legacy that includes legalizing same-sex marriage, investing in the National Health Service and giving aid to the poorest people and countries in the world.
Outgoing British prime minister David Cameron waves outside 10 Downing Street with (left to right) his daughter Nancy Gwen, son Arthur Elwen, daughter Florence Rose Endellion and his wife Samantha Cameron in central London on July 13, 2016 before going to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Justin Tallis, AFP/Getty Images)
He thanked his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>children<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nancy, Elwen and Florence, his wife,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and all who supported him.
"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve our country as prime minister over these last six years, and to serve as leader of my party for almost eleven years," he said. "And as we leave for the last time, my only wish is continued success for this great country that I love so very much."
Cameron then<span style="color: Red;">*</span>headed to Buckingham Palace to formally give his resignation as prime minister to Queen Elizabeth II.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"Her Majesty was graciously pleased to accept," the resignation, a spokesman for the queen said in a statement.
Earlier Wednesday, Cameron took<span style="color: Red;">*</span>questions from members of Parliament at the House of Commons, which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ended<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a standing ovation from lawmakers.
“I will miss the roar of the crowd. I will miss the barbs of the opposition,” Cameron<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said. He<span style="color: Red;">*</span>announced his resignation after Britain voted to leave the 28-member European Union in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>June 23 referendum. He<span style="color: Red;">*</span>had campaigned to remain in the EU.
Cameron, 49, is the youngest prime minister to leave office<span style="color: Red;">*</span>since the Earl of Rosebery<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in 1895.
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May<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was greeted with a huge cheer as she entered<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the House of Commons. "This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, other than one meeting this afternoon with Her Majesty, the queen, the diary for the rest of my day is remarkably light," Cameron<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said, to laughter from lawmakers.
May, 59, was elected the leader of the ruling Conservative Party on Monday and became<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the sole candidate for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>prime minister when her rival, Andrea Leadsom, pulled out of the leadership race.
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