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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 — British Prime Minister Theresa May started her new job Wednesday, after she curtsied before Queen Elizabeth II, and outgoing David Cameron bid goodbye to Parliament.
May, the second female prime minister<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Margaret Thatcher, who ran the government between 1979 and 1990, quickly appointed key members of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>her cabinet, including<span style="color: Red;">*</span>former London mayor Boris Johnson to the top post of foreign secretary.
Speaking outside No.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>10 Downing St., the official residence,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>May paid homage to Cameron, saying she was following<span style="color: Red;">*</span>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.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She said their Conservative Party<span style="color: Red;">*</span>believes<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the "precious, precious bond"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
She also called for unity, especially after Britain voted to leave the 28-nation European Union in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the contentious June 23 referendum.
"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," May<span style="color: Red;">*</span>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, May<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"Together we will build a better Britain."
Earlier Wednesday in front of the Downing Street residence, Cameron said that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>serving as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>prime minister was "the greatest honor of my life."
Standing with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his wife, Samantha, and their three children<span style="color: Red;">*</span>before he formally resigned, Cameron spoke of a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>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 11<span style="color: Red;">*</span>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 to the queen. "Her Majesty was graciously pleased to accept" the resignation, a spokesman for the queen said in a statement.
Before that, 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.
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.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He<span style="color: Red;">*</span>announced his resignation after the referendum, because he had campaigned to remain in the EU.
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"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 greeted with a huge cheer as she entered<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the House of Commons.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was elected Conservative Party<span style="color: Red;">*</span>leader on Monday after becoming<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.
Her other cabinet appointments announced Wednesday include veteran lawmaker and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Euro-skeptic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>David Davis to lead<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Britain’s exit talks with the EU, a newly created post. Davis, who has<span style="color: Red;">*</span>clashed with May when she was home secretary<span style="color: Red;">*</span>over privacy and free-speech issues,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has long<span style="color: Red;">*</span>advocated leaving the EU.
Her first announcement was naming Philip Hammond as treasury chief.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hammond, the former foreign secretary, replaces George Osborne, who held the post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for six years. Osborne has resigned from the government.
Amber Rudd, Britain’s former energy secretary, will fill May's former job as home secretary.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Michael Fallon will continue<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as secretary of state for defense. And Liam Fox was appointed minister for international trade.
Johnson's appointment as foreign secretary —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>one of the most high-profile positions<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the British government —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>came<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as a surprise because he was widely acknowledged to misstep in the immediate aftermath of the U.K.'s vote to leave the EU. He also was considered a leading candidate to replace Cameron as prime minister but took himself out of the running.
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