Thursday, July 14, 2016

Theresa May completes formation of new British government

British Prime Minister Theresa May has completed the process of forming her new government in the UK, just 24 hours after taking over from David Cameron.


Many of Mr. Cameron's prominent political allies have been ousted from top jobs, including George Osborne who is replaced as Chancellor of the Exchequer by Philip Hammond.


And eyebrows have been raised worldwide by Mrs. May's decision to appoint Boris Johnson - the former Mayor of London - as the country's new foreign secretary.


But he won't be overseeing negotiations with Brussels over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union - that will be handled instead by another new government minister, the Conservative member of Parliament David Davis.


Sam Coates is the deputy political editor of The Times newspaper in London.


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