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Briferendum Aftermath Series: Theresa May has tough task at hand

Today, newly elected Conservative Party leader, Theresa May will be assuming the position of Britain’s next Prime Minister and she will be taking charge in a very turbulent time for Britain. She will have to move swiftly and efficiently to address all the issues or else could risk endangering Britain’s political and financial prowess.

These are the tasks she needs to address,

  • She will have to reunite the party and make the lawmakers rally behind her. She is from the camp who voiced in favor of Britain staying inside the European Union but since she cleared her stance that exit means exit, she will have to be considerate towards opposition group members such as Michel Gove, Liam Fox, Andrea Leadsom, and Boris Johnson who successfully campaigned in favor of exiting from the economic bloc, when choosing her cabinet.
     
  • A much bigger and difficult task she will have to take up is to unite the kingdom, which means making amends with Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon, who will prove to be the most difficult candidate. This group will also include Arlene Foster, first minister of the Northern Ireland and Fabian Picardo, chief minister of the Gibraltar. These are the people who urged their voters to back staying in the Union and they did. A break-up of the United Kingdom is the biggest geo-political threat that Mrs. May will have to resolve.
     
  • Chris Gayling, a close ally of Mrs. May has said that Britain is in no hurry to trigger the Article 50, which will be done only when they are ready and currently Britain will do what’s best in its national interest. These comments have triggered a powerful response from lawmakers in the European Union, especially Germany who called on May to declare a timeline. This is the most crucial and tricky task that Theresa May will have to take and secure a deal which could be a win-win for both.

If she can shine in these herculean tasks, we might see a very long serving second female Prime Minister in the UK. 

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