May Axes Rivals with New Cabinet

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Speaking outside 10 of us”. has said she will respect Downing Street after “That means fighting the will of the people, as being appointed by the against the burning expressed in 23 June’s Queen, she said it would injustice that if you’re referendum, saying: be her mission to “build born poor you will die “Brexit means Brexit”. a better Britain”. on average nine years She has moved quickly She promised to earlier than others,” she to fill key roles in her give people who were said. cabinet. “just managing” and For an “ordinary “working around the working class family”, ‘economic uncertainty’ clock” more control over she added, “life is much Amber Rudd is the new their lives. harder than many people home secretary, David Mrs May is the UK’s in Westminster realize”. Davis has been given second female prime Speaking directly to the new role of Brexit TOP OF THE POLE: Prime Minister Theresa May with husband Phillip minister, after Margaret people who were “just secretary and Liam Fox Thatcher. managing”, she said: becomes international economic uncertainty “When we pass new She also paid tribute to Mrs May later began “The government I lead trade secretary. Michael and insecurity” caused laws, we’ll listen not to her predecessor, David appointing Cabinet will be driven, not by the Fallon remains in the role by leaving the EU. the mighty, but to you. Cameron, saying he had members, with Philip interests of the privileged of defence secretary. He said: “We’ve today When it comes to taxes, been a “great, modern Hammond - foreign few, but by yours. We Mr Johnson, Mr Davis had warm words from we’ll prioritise not the prime minister”. secretary under Mr will do everything we and Mr Fox all supported our new prime minister wealthy, but you. Mrs May arrived at Cameron - becoming can to give you more the campaign to leave about the need to stand “When it comes to Downing Street from chancellor and Boris control over your lives. the EU. up for more than a opportunity, we won’t Buckingham Palace, Johnson becoming the In his farewell Mrs May, 59, suddenly ‘privileged few’. entrench the advantages where she officially new foreign secretary. statement outside won the Conservative “The sentiments are of the fortunate few, we accepted the Queen’s Downing Street, Mr leadership contest after good ones but just like will do everything we invitation to form a new ‘Burning injustice’ Cameron said Mrs May rival candidate Andrea her predecessor the can to help anybody, government. Mrs May’s husband would provide “strong Leadsom pulled out on rhetoric is much better whatever your Earlier the Queen Philip was standing and stable leadership” Monday. than the reality.” background, to go as far accepted Mr Cameron’s behind her as she made and wished her well Labour’s deputy Mrs May also vowed to as your talents will take resignation as prime her first public speech in in her negotiations on leader, Tom keep the underprivileged you.” minister. the role, highlighting the Britain’s exit from the Watson, offered his uppermost in her polices: “precious bond” between EU. congratulations to Mrs “When we take the big England, Scotland, Wales Like Mr Cameron, May but warned she calls, we’ll think not of May axes rivals with and Northern Ireland Mrs May campaigned would have to deal the powerful, but you,” and between “every one to remain in the EU but with the “enormous she said. new Cabinet - Page 2 Inside: News from Britain 2-6; Meet a Member 7, Crossword 7, Stargazing 9, Book Review 9, Brits in LA 10, Sean Borg 11, Legal Notices 12-17, Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. July 16, 2016 News from Britain Jobs for the girls! n Women get key posts as Theresa May sacks four senior ministers n Promotions for Liz Truss and Justine Greening as Gove, Morgan, Whittingdale and Letwin exit, but Hunt survives Theresa May marked her Despite numerous comprehensive school first full day as Prime reports that Jeremy and will run a beefed Minister on Thursday Hunt was going to lose up department, taking with a swift and his job as health secretary, in higher and further sweeping reconstruction Downing Street said he education from the of her cabinet, removing would remain in the role. department for business, four senior ministers, Hunt tweeted that reports innovation and skills. including Michael Gove of his demise had been the justice secretary greatly exaggerated: big job for Boris and Nicky Morgan, the Theresa Villiers, the The transport secretary, education secretary, and Northern Ireland secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, GOODBYE FROM HIM: Michael Gove was the highest profile casualty promoting ministers left after refusing a move. had been moved to of Theresa May’s first Cabinet, announced on Thursday including Justine She said on her Facebook become chancellor of Greening and Liz Truss. page: “The new prime the Duchy of Lancaster voting. Shortly after his The departure of Gove minister was kind enough and Conservative party departure was confirmed, was among May’s first to offer me a role but it was chairman, No 10 said. The he wished best of luck to moves on Thursday, not one which I felt I could former, non-portfolio job the new government. after she made six key take on.” Villiers did not does not usually come Earlier, the new appointments the evening say what role she turned with full cabinet status, chancellor, Mr Hammond, before. Among the other down. though incumbents often said there would be “no casualties were John attend. emergency Budget” when Whittingdale, the culture Justice Secretary Gavin Williamson, a asked about his first secretary, and Oliver In the first new Staffordshire MP who priorities as chancellor. Letwin the Cabinet Office appointment of the spent nearly three years His predecessor George minister. morning Truss, previously as David Cameron’s Osborne warned during environment secretary, parliamentary private the EU referendum ON THE RISE: Liz Truss becomes Britain’s first demise emerged from No 10 secretary, was promoted campaign that he would Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor Stephen Crabb, the work Downing Street to to become chief whip, have to cut public he is “very humbled” “part-Kenyan” heritage. and pensions secretary and announce she had been Downing Street said. spending and increase and “very proud” at In 2015, Mr Johnson one of the contenders for appointed justice secretary Gove, who fell out badly taxes in an emergency the appointment, is no had to cancel planned David Cameron’s job, said and lord chancellor. She is with May over religious Budget if there was a vote stranger to controversy public events in the West he had resigned from the the first woman in either extremism when she was for Brexit. - or gaffes - on the Bank because of security government “in the best role. home secretary and he was In a move that surprised international stage. fears after he criticised interests of my family”. Greening has been education secretary, was the political world, Mrs During the EU backers of a boycott on This came in the wake promoted to education dismissed on Thursday May put Mr Johnson - one referendum campaign, Israeli goods, and he has of a story in the Times in secretary and minister for morning, according to of the most prominent he drew criticism for previously described which it was revealed that women and equalities, sources. figures of the campaign comments he made about Hilary Clinton - US Crabb, who is married, moving from international Gove had stood against to leave the EU - in US President Barack presidential hopeful - as had sent sexually explicit development. She is the May to replace Cameron charge of the Foreign and Obama, who he said had having “a steely blue stare, social media messages to a first education secretary as Conservative leader but Commonwealth Office. an “ancestral dislike” of like a sadistic nurse in a young woman. to have attended fell in the second round of Mr Johnson, who has said the UK because of his mental hospital”. Hare and The Hounds Now featuring delicious, traditional handmade pies and pasties from Deli-SA. Chicken curry pasties, Cornish pasties, Steak & Kidney...and much more Teas • Candy • Pastries • Bangers • Meat Pies • Heinz Beans • China Teapots • Tea Cozies • Gifts Quality Imports from the British Isles... 2995 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. (parking in rear) Open: Mon-Sat. 10.30-5.30 • Sun: 12-6 • Tel: (805) 495-4042 The british Weekly, Sat. July 16, 2016 Page 3 News from Britain Britain’s second female PM: who is she, where does she come from and what does she believe in? Theresa May became the political survivor. Wheatley, which became new Conservative Party She has coped with the Wheatley Park leader and Britain’s being one of only a small Comprehensive School second female prime number of women in during her time there. minister on Wednesday, the upper echelons of Friends recall a tall, taking charge at one the Conservative Party fashion-conscious young of the most turbulent for 17 years and has woman who from an times in recent political been prepared to tell her early age spoke of her history.

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