On a day Britain got its second ever woman Prime Minister, David Cameron bowed out of Parliament as PM on Wednesday with a poignant echo on his own career, leaving with the line: “I was the future once.”In his final appearance at Prime Minister’s questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Cameron recalled his own famous line from his first appearance in the theatrical weekly sparring session 11 years ago. Then the newly elected Conservative Opposition leader, he taunted embattled Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair: “I want to talk about the future. He was the future once.”
That vision of change launched Mr. Cameron on his way to becoming Prime Minister in 2010 — the youngest in 200 years. Six years later, he is leaving office under the shadow of Britain’s impending exit from the European Union.
Meanwhile, Ms. May’s first task will be to put in place a frontline team that can help her through the challenges of negotiating itHer term is widely expected to champion the cause of women in politics and a series of female Tory MPs are set for prominent roles in her Cabinet. Indian-origin Employment Minister, Priti Patel, can expect a promotion from a junior ministerial role.