Theresa May becomes new British Prime Minister

Theresa May has become Britain's new prime minister Wednesday after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
May, former home secretary, is Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher, who ran the country between 1979 and 1990. She began to announce members of her cabinet Wednesday evening. Her first appointment is Philip Hammond as Treasury chief.

Hammond, the former foreign secretary, replaces George Osborne, who held the post for six years. Osborne has resigned from government. May appointed former London mayor Boris Johnson as U.K. foreign secretary.
The foreign secretary position is one of the most high profile in the British government and Johnson's appointment comes as a surprise because he was widely acknowledged to misstep in the immediate aftermath of the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union.
Michael Fallon will continue as Secretary of State for Defense under May.
In a speech earlier outside 10 Downing St., May said she followed 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 said.
She said her party believed in the "precious, precious bond" between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"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’re from," 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."
Before entering the building with her husband Philip, she said, "Together we will build a better Britain."