Our new PM Theresa May: After Brexit together we will build a BETTER Britain
THERESA MAY today vowed "together we will build a better Britain" after her appointment as the country's new Prime Minister.
She said Brexit would be a "time of great national change" but added: "I know because we're Great Britain that we will rise to the challenge."
Despite having been a Remain campaigner, Mrs May has promised "Brexit means Brexit".
She said: "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.
"That will be the mission of the Government I lead. And together, we will build a better Britain."
GETTYShe said: "Under David’s leadership, the Government stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit, and helped more people into work than ever before.
"But David’s true legacy is not about the economy, but about social justice."
The new Prime Minister highlighted the "precious, precious bond between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland" at a time when Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is threatening a second independence referendum.
But Mrs May said her Government would fight for the "union not just between the nations of the United Kingdom, but between all of our citizens, every one of us, whoever we are and wherever we are from".
SKY NEWSWe will forge a bright, new, positive role for ourselves in the world
"We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives".
Mrs May will now be expected to reveal who she has appointed to major roles in her new Cabinet.
The former Home Secretary, had met with Her Majesty in Buckingham Palace where the Queen invited her to form a new Government.
The White House immediately congratulated Mrs May on her appointment.
Theresa May appointed as Prime Minister
Wed, July 13, 2016Home Secretary Theresa May this morning launched her bid to replace David Cameron as prime minister by promising to “build a greater Britain”. Take a look back on her political career in pictures.
|
|
|
|
1 of 47
Staff clap as new Prime Minister
Theresa May walks into 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting Queen
Elizabeth II and accepting her invitation to become Prime Minister and
form a new government
In his final speech from Downing Street, Mr Cameron said being Prime Minister had been "the greatest honour of my life".
An announcement released by the Palace read: "The Right Honourable David Cameron MP had an Audience of The Queen this evening and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to accept."
They later added: "The Queen received in audience Theresa May and requested her to form a new Administration.
On Monday, Brexit campaigner Andrea Leadsom dramatically pulled out of the running to be the next Conservative leader, clearing the path for Mrs May to become Prime Minister.
Commenting on the appointment of Britain's new Prime Minister, Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson said: “I congratulate Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister. To serve our country in this role is a privilege and an honour.
“These are challenging times for Britain. The decision to leave the European Union has created enormous economic uncertainty and insecurity.
"The priority for the new Prime Minister must be to ensure the country is best placed to deal with the challenges ahead.
“We’ve today had warm words from our new Prime Minister about the need to stand up for more than a ‘privileged few’.
"The sentiments are good ones but just like her predecessor the rhetoric is much better than the reality. The truth is Theresa May has been at the heart of the Tory Government for the last six years and is tied to its record. It’s a record of failing to stand up to for working people and backing policies that are putting vital public services like the NHS at risk.
“The Labour Party will continue to hold this failing Government to account and push for a fairer alternative – that is what the country deserves."
PA"We're going to carry on playing the role we normally play on the international stage, in Nato, in the United Nations, in our security relationship wtih other countries.
"There will be a big focus under Theresa May on making sure we very much stay part of the international community.
"Our decision on the EU is a political one within Europe. It's not about Britain becoming a small nation focused on itself."
THERESA MAY'S FULL SPEECH:
I have just been to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government, and I accepted.In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great, modern Prime Minister. Under David’s leadership, the Government stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit, and helped more people into work than ever before.
But David’s true legacy is not about the economy, but about social justice. From the introduction of same sex marriage, to taking people on low wages out of income tax altogether, David Cameron has led a one nation government, and it is in that spirit that I also plan to lead. Because not everybody knows this, but the full title of my party is the Conservative and Unionist Party. And that word unionist is very important to me.
It means we believe in the union, the precious, precious bond between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But it means something else that is just as important, it means we believe in a union not just between the nations of the United Kingdom, but between all of our citizens, every one of us, whoever we are and wherever we are from.
That means fighting against the burning injustice that if you’re born poor you will die on average nine years earlier than others. If you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white.
If you’re a white working class boy, you’re less likely than anybody else in Britain to go to university. If you’re at a state school, you’re less likely to reach the top professions than if you’re educated privately. If you’re a woman, you will earn less than a man. If you suffer from mental health problems, there’s not enough help to hand. If you’re young, you’ll find it harder than ever before to own your own home.
But the mission to make Britain a country that works for everyone means more than fighting these injustices. If you’re from an ordinary working class family, life is much harder than many people in Westminster realise. You have a job but you don’t always have job security. You have your own home but you worry about paying the mortgage. You can just about manage, but you worry about the cost of living and getting your kids into a good school.
If you’re one of those families, if you’re just managing, I want to address you directly. I know you’re working around the clock, I know you’re doing your best and I know that sometimes life can be a struggle. 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.
When we take the big calls, we’ll think not of the powerful, but you. When we pass new laws, we’ll listen not to the mighty, but to you. When it comes to taxes, we’ll prioritise not the wealthy, but you. When it comes to opportunity, we won’t entrench the advantages of the fortunate few, we will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you.
We are living through an important moment in our country’s history. Following the referendum, we face a time of great national change. And I know because we’re Great Britain that we will rise to the challenge. 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.
That will be the mission of the Government I lead. And together, we will build a better Britain.
No comments:
Post a Comment