Theresa May to hand out more jobs in first cabinet
Online Desk
14 Jul 2016 00:08 AM । Update: 14 Jul 2016 00:36 AM
New British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and her husband Philip John (2R) walk into 10 Downing Street in London, on July 13, 2016 after meeting Queen Elizabeth II and accepting her invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Theresa M
New Prime Minister Theresa May will continue to form her new government later-- as she begins her first full day in Downing Street, reports the BBC.
Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said he was "humbled" having been named new foreign secretary, in one of Mrs May's first cabinet appointments.
Philip Hammond became chancellor, Amber Rudd is home secretary, and Eurosceptic David Davis is new Brexit secretary.
Mrs May later told European leaders she was committed to the UK leaving the EU.
In a series of congratulatory phone calls taken by Mrs May on Wednesday evening, the UK's second female prime minister spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
A Downing Street spokesman said Mrs May had "emphasized her commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the European Union".
"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.
Mrs May will continue to fill out her new cabinet later on Thursday, with the new secretaries of state for health, education, and work and pensions among those expected to be appointed.
