Theresa May is the new Conservative Party leader and will become the UK’s second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking charge at one of the most turbulent times in recent political history.

The 59-year-old home secretary’s carefully cultivated image of political dependability and unflappability appears to have made her the right person at the right time as the fallout from the UK’s vote to leave the EU smashed possible rivals out of contention.

Long known to have nurtured leadership hopes, Mrs May – whose friends recall her early ambition to be the UK’s first female PM – could have reasonably expected to have had to wait until at least 2018 to have a shot at Downing Street.

But the EU referendum which David Cameron called and lost – the year after leading the party to its first election win in 23 years – turned political certainties on their head and, as other candidates fell by the wayside after the PM’s own resignation, Mrs May emerged as the “unity” candidate to succeed him. Read full report at: http://www.obiogo.com/theresa-may-profile-uks-new-female-prime-minister/

The challenges before her are enormous. And a female had to be picked for the job in the hardest times the UK has ever faced since WW II
And guess what? She was anti Brexit but having been called upon to serve she zipped her ideological stance and took up the mantle. I don't see why David did not just shelve his ideology and go on serving the interest of the people. I guess in the face of challenges, women were built more rugged

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