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Theresa May has become the UK's second female Prime Minister - after taking over from David Cameron...
Mr Cameron resigned following the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Tributes were paid to the out-going Prime Minister during his final Prime Minister's Questions - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...
IN: Six years...
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SCRIPT: Six years and 62 days in charge...
David Cameron left Downing Street after what has been a turbulent few months in British politics...
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""It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve my country as prime minister over these last six years and to serve as leader of my party for almost 11 years. And as we leave for the last time, my only wish is continued success for this great country that I love so very much. Thank you."
(NAT SOUND APPLAUSE)
VO: His legacy? Legalising gay marriage and leading a successful campaign to keep Scotland within the UK are among his major achievements - although it is likely to be dominated by one decision - Brexit.
And so, it was out with the old and in with the new...
Theresa May formally asked by the British Queen to form a government...
"Theresa May's in-tray is full and urgent. She has to unify a Conservative Party which has been split over recent months - and start that process of getting the UK out of the EU."
Theresa May will be under pressure from Brussels trigger Article 50 - officially starting that 2 year countdown to Brexit...
SOT2: Ian Dunt, editor politics.co.uk:
"They will try to put that off as long as they can because it is the only bit of leverage Britain holds over the EU - it has nothing else. The only thing really stopping them of course from putting it off for ever is the fact they're going to upset the same European negotiating partners who they then need to deal with when they do press the button. But they will do everything in their power to put that off as long as possible."
script: Arriving at her new home - Number 10 Downing Street - Theresa May delivered her first speech as Prime Minister...
SOT: Theresa May, Prime Minister: "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."
And now the work begins...
Dan Whitehead, soc, London.
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This designed for playout on Thursday, voting day.Britons are going to the polls in an in-out EU referendum (Thursday).Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK will be stronger if it votes to Remain a member of the European Union.Vote Leave campaigner, former Mayor of London Boris Johnson, says Thursday can become Britain's 'Independence Day'.UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.IN: "The campaigns…OUT: SOCDUR: 2.34 secsIn the final hours of campaigning British Prime Minister David Cameron criss-crossed the country selling the idea that the UK will be stronger in the European Union than outside it.CLIPLeader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage has been campaigning for a Brexit his whole political career.He's convinced the Leave side have the momentum.CLIPPolls suggest it could be close - betting markets have begun to swing towards a victory for the REMAIN camp.No one really knows.Much of the campaign has been dominated by claims from Remain the economy would be hurt in the event of a Brexit.Leave say that's scare-mongering..But World First economist Jeremy Cook says businesses have been working up contingency plans.CLIPImmigration has been a central issue too with Leave saying leaving the EU is the only way to bring numbers down from record levels.When it comes down to it, Professor Tony Travers from the London School of Economics says voters are likely to go with their own instinct.CLIPAnd emotions have run high throughout the campaign…The murder of MP Jo Cox a week before the referendum may have affected the way some people vote…Both main political parties, the conservatives and labour, have been divided internally over the campaign - and so whatever the result on Friday political turmoil will ensue.SOC--Olly BarrattDirector of Newsgathering / Business Development, EMEA;TV CorrespondentOn Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Simon Marks <markss@featurestory.com> wrote:Donald Trump is facing a massive shortfall of cash as he prepares to battle Hillary Clinton in this November's US election.
New figures show that she's outstripping his ability to raise money, and has ten times more full-time staff working on her campaign.
The news came just 24 hours after Mr. Trump panicked Republican leaders by suddenly firing his campaign manager.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports now on the implications of his relative campaign poverty.
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If there's one thing that Donald Trump has been consistent about during his highly inconsistent Presidential campaign….it's that he's rich.
Really rich.
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Heaven forefend the idea that he might be bragging.
At every stop on the campaign trail, Trump speaks of his wealth as a qualification for the Presidency.
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So it comes as something of a shock to discover that Donald Trump's campaign warchest is….well….financially challenged.
New figures compiled by the non-political Federal Election Commission have revealed a stunning disparity between the cash-in-hand available to Donald Trump, and the campaign finance available to Hillary Clinton.
His bank balance is down to $1.3 million.
Hers is up to 40 million dollars….and she appears to be outranking him in fundraising to the tune of almost 30 to 1.
A clear indication, say some political analysts, that donors are fleeing from the Trump campaign.
To which Donald Trump told NBC….I'll use my own money instead.
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Of course, Donald Trump can continue spending down his personal fortunes to support his Presidential aspirations.
But he will need extremely deep pockets.
Consider the fact that in one Congressional primary contest in Maryland, a candidate recently spent more than $10 million dollars on a campaign that failed ….and that was for a seat in the House of Representatives, not the keys to the White House.
Consider too that as the country hurtles towards November, local TV advertising rate-cards will rise, as station owners wait for Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton to out-spend one another in a bid to win hearts and minds.
And the money pays for organization too: Donald Trump has just 70 full-timers working on his campaign to Hillary Clinton's 700.
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Aaron Blake edits "The Fix", a political blog published by the Washington Post.
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It was a Republican Senator who not so long ago famously declared that money is the mother's milk of the American political process.
If you've got it, you don't necessarily win.
But without it, you really don't stand a chance.
SOC
