After a standing ovation in the House of Commons, outgoing PM David Cameron suggested that the UK remain close to EU
David Cameron
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron stepped down on Wednesday and former Home Secretary Theresa May succeeded him at 10, Downing Street.
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Outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street to attend his final session of Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons yesterday in London. Pic/Getty Images
Cameron took part in his final Prime Minister’s Questions, before heading to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen. “As I leave today [Wednesday], I hope that people will see a stronger country. It has been a privilege to serve the country I love,” he told the media.
He said post-Brexit the UK should “try and be as close to the European Union as we can be”. In his last address to parliament, he said he would advise his successor that British trade, cooperation and security would be best served by a close relationship with Europe.
Cameron was given a standing ovation in the House of Commons.
Future plans
Cameron, who has said he plans to continue as MP for Witney in Oxfordshire, faced Prime Minister’s Questions for the 182nd and final time as the PM — his 319th in total as Tory leader.
Tough-talking May is expected to bring a very different flavour to Downing Street, with her penchant for flamboyant shoes and no-nonsense attitude.
Since her term is expected to champion the cause of women in politics, Indian-origin employment minister, Priti Patel, can expect a promotion from a junior ministerial role under David Cameron.
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