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Britain’s Theresa May takes power with Brexit in her sights

May, speaking after her appointment on July 13, promised to make Britain a country that works “for every one of us”

IT TOOK A FEW OF THE MOST TURBULENT weeks in the history of British politics, but Westminster’s own game of thrones finally has a winner. Theresa May, the former Home Secretary, succeeded David Cameron as Prime Minister on July 13, little more than two weeks after he announced he would quit following the country’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union. Now it’s up to the new occupant of 10 Downing Street to figure out exactly how that will happen.

The ascent of a second woman to the office of Prime Minister invites

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