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Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
On July 24, Theresa May officially resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the new leader of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson, took her post. In accordance with procedure, May submitted her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II at an audience at Buckingham Palace. The meeting with the Queen took place after Theresa May's farewell speech as British Prime Minister.
- Following May, Boris Johnson met with Elizabeth II. After she instructed him to form a government, he formally took over as prime minister.
- In his speech, Prime Minister Johnson promised to "do what Parliament has promised the people and leave the EU on October 31, no options." In addition, he will seek a new agreement with the EU.
- On July 23, Boris Johnson was elected leader of the Conservative Party. With the arrival of Johnson, the risk of a Brexit without a deal with the EU has risen sharply. We wrote more about this here .
- Theresa May has led the government since July 13, 2016. On June 7, she announced her resignation.
- On the morning of July 24, Treasury Secretary Philip Hammond announced that he was leaving office. He submitted his resignation to Theresa May. He tweeted that "it was an honor to serve as her finance minister for three years."