New Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to forge a bold, new role for Britain outside the EU and fight “burning injustice” in the country as she took office on Wednesday. “The full title of my party is the Conservative and Unionist Party, and that word unionist is very important to me,” May said. A ‘unionist’ leaderA majority in Scotland voted for Britain to remain in the EU. She, like Cameron, had backed Britain staying in the EU. In her first remarks as prime minister, May said she wanted to build a better country that worked for all its citizens and would battle to keep the United Kingdom together.

Source: Hindustan Times July 13, 2016 18:11 UTC