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We will make Britain a country that works not for a privileged few

That will be the mission of the Government I lead,

and together we will build a better Britain.

Britain's new Prime Minister, Theresa May,

is in Number Ten tonight assembling her government

and promising to fight for ordinary working people.

Mrs May had accepted an invitation from Her Majesty the Queen

after the resignation of David Cameron.

She then came to Downing Street with her husband Philip

and made an immediate start on a far-reaching Cabinet reshuffle.

Boris Johnson is the new Foreign Secretary,

Philip Hammond is the new Chancellor,

of negotiations to leave the European Union.

Earlier, David Cameron had left Number Ten for the last time

as Prime Minister, accompanied by his wife and children.

You can achieve a lot of things in politics,

And that in the end, the public service,

the national interest, that is what it's all about.

Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it.

After all, as I once said, I was the future once.

And in the Commons, a standing ovation from his own side,

in a farewell appearance that combined humour

And coming up on the BBC News Channel,

we'll have a first look at the morning's papers.

I'll be joined by Paul Johnson from the Guardian

where Britain's new Prime Minister, Theresa May,

is assembling her new Government tonight.

She took over from David Cameron, who tendered his resignation

to the Queen after six years in office.

Mr Cameron, flanked by his wife and children,

and said he believed he was leaving the country much stronger.

Mrs May was then invited by the Queen

to form a new Government, and in her statement

outside Number Ten she promised to fight injustice

and respond to the needs of working families.

Tonight, we'll be reporting on Mrs May's first

Cabinet appointments, including Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary,

and the reaction around the UK and beyond.

But first, our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, reports

on the day a new Prime Minister took charge in Downing Street.

Number Ten Downing Street, FW one, is only a smart address, but it is

the home of the most powerful politician in the land. The woman

who tonight is in charge of running our country. -- SW1. Well,

recognised yet, but not yet widely known or understood. In this most

formal of ways, to the country, this was her way of saying hello. Her

Majesty The Queen has asked me to form a new government, and I

accepted. In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great modern

Prime Minister, but David's true legacy is not about the economy but

about social justice. From the introduction of same-sex marriage to

taking people on low wages out of income tax altogether, David Cameron

has led a one-nation government, and it is in that spirit that I also

plan to leave. Because not everybody knows this, but the full title of my

party is the Conservative and Unionist Party, and that word

Unionist is very important to me. It means we believe in the Union, the

precious, precious bond between England, Scotland, Wales and

Northern Ireland. But it means something else that is just as

important. It means we believe in a union not just between the nations

of the United Kingdom, but between all of our citizens, every one of

us, whoever we are, and wherever we are from. And for the new Tory Prime

Minister, conscious she was not chosen in a general election, a

direct promise - she will try to govern for all. If you are from an

ordinary working-class family, life is much harder than many people in

Westminster realise. If you have a job, you don't lose our job

security. You have your own home, but you worry about paying the

mortgage. You can just about manage, but you worry about the cost of

living and getting your kids into a good school. If you are one of those

families, if you are just managing, I want to address you directly. I

know you are working around the clock. I know you are doing your

best, and I know that sometimes life can be a struggle. The Government I

lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few, but

by yours. We will do everything we can to give you more control over

your lives. We are living through an important moment in our country's

history. Following the referendum, we face a time of great national

change, and I know, because we are Great Britain, that we will rise to

the challenge. As we leave the European Union, we will forge a bold

new positive role for ourselves in the world, and we will make Britain

a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of

us. That will be the mission of the Government highly, and together we

will build a better Britain. Walking through the portals of a new

era, applauded traditionally by the Downing Street staff, immediately,

as she always says, to get on with the job. This day, though, began

with a show of support for the man who was moving out. Even after all

the rancour,? And some affection in the Commons. -- humour.

Normally a raucous bearpit. Questions to the Prime Minister! It

was Prime Minister's comedy stand-up, rather than Prime

Minister's Questions. Mr Speaker, this morning

I had meetings with ministerial Other than one meeting this

afternoon with Her Majesty the Queen, the diary for the rest

of my day is remarkably light. MPs from nearly all sides

offering good humour. I'm told that there are lots

of leadership roles out And a joke from the opposition

leader at David Cameron's expense. Talking of the economy,

the Home Secretary again, she said, many people find themselves

exploited by unscrupulous bosses. I can't imagine who

she was referring to! Then the last of David Cameron

at the despatch box. I will miss the barbs

from the opposition, but I will be willing you on,

and I mean willing all of you on. Because people come

here with huge passion They come here with great love for

the constituencies they represent. is that you can achieve a lot

of things in politics. And that, in the end -

the public service, Nothing is really impossible

if you put your mind to it. After all, I once said,

I was the future once! At Downing Street, they watched

on a day timed to the minute. It's almost over now,

PMQs are just finishing... For him to give the formal goodbye.

His job at the Commons, just to wave farewell. Gathering up the family

leaving their way of life too, Samantha Cameron alongside the

departing PM, a Ray Clemence of their three children, part of the

grandest leaving do in town. -- a rare glimpse. Cheered out but

leaving a country divided over the European Union, out before he

intended to go, and his party divided too. But then back to Number

Ten for the Cameron family's Kodak moment. He was the future once,

always a politician ready with a line, but this afternoon with the

power of goodbye, he didn't really need a script.

and of course we've not got every decision right.

But I do believe that today our country is much stronger.

Above all, it was about turning around the economy,

and with a deficit cut by two thirds,

two and half million more people

in work and one million more businesses, there can be

no doubt our economy is immeasurably stronger.

David Cameron wanted a different Tory Party and a different country.

But he leaves the same way they all do -

so many fights forgotten, failure remembered,

among some success, but the family remains.

I want to thank my children, Nancy, Elwen and Florence,

for whom Downing Street has been a lovely home

They sometimes kicked the red boxes full of work.

Florence, you once climbed into one before a foreign trip

And above all I want to thank Samantha, the love of my life.

It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve our country

as Prime Minister over these last six years,

and to serve as leader of my party for almost 11 years.

And as we leave for the last time, my only wish is continued success

for this great country that I love so very much.

But first a family hug on the steps of Number Ten.

No more of these for him, it was for the new Prime Minister to have her

first audience at the Palace. The Queen's 13th Prime Minister. Broad

smiles on both sides as they met. And with that done, Theresa May

safely installed, the calls to colleagues began. With the

referendum result ringing in the ear, Eurosceptic faces, David Davis

to negotiate our relationship with the EU, Liam Fox to drum up

international trade, but the biggest jobs, Philip Hammond at the

Treasury, a safe pair of vans, straight to the office tonight.

Amber Rudd to the home department, also getting down to business. And

the biggest shock for the Tories' biggest star, perhaps - Boris

Johnson in charge of our relations with the world at the Foreign

Office. Listen, he can hardly believe it either! A leader whose

trademark is caution but has already surprised. Events, as they always

do, will no doubt surprise her. But weeks from the country's biggest

political decision for decades, not much is certain. Sometimes

politicians find a moment. Sometimes the moment finds them. Laura

Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster. Well, Theresa May wasted no time in

the sacking George Osborne and then appointing Boris Johnson to one of

the biggest jobs in government, that Foreign Secretary. He will not be

responsible for managing the process of exit from the EU, that job goes

to veteran Conservative MP David Davis. Ben Wright reports now on

Boris Johnson's emergence as one of the biggest names in this new

Government. Meet the man who will represent

Britain abroad. After weeks of political surprises, this was yet

another jaw-dropping shock. Boris Johnson has been sent to the Foreign

Office. He played a leading role in campaigning for Britain to quit the

EU, pulling in the crowds, one of the rare politicians who can. This

is a once in a lifetime chance! But a victory immediately turned into a

figure of hate to some, and his hopes a Leave win would sweep him

into Number Ten crumbled after the man who had been by his side through

weeks of campaigning destroyed Boris Johnson's dreams of becoming Prime

Minister. During the course of the last few days, I've realised that

while Boris does have those very special abilities to communicate and

to reach out, what he did not have was the capacity to build and to

lead that team and provide the leadership the country needs at this

critical moment. Boris Johnson had no choice but to pull out of the

race. Having consulted colleagues, and in view of the circumstances in

Parliament, I have concluded that person cannot be me. Even Theresa

May had a pop at Boris Johnson's negotiation skills when she launched

her campaign. The last I needed a deal with the Germans, he came back

with three nearly new water cannon! Water cannon that she as Home

Secretary refused to let him use. Thank you very much... But people

who know Boris Johnson insist he is ready for one of the Government's

top jobs. This is a man who had a huge personal mandate as Mayor of

London, he was a fantastic statesman for London, he managed to put London

on the world stage when he was an, he speaks several languages, he is

extremely charismatic, and I actually think he is ready for the

job. Boris Johnson hogs the political limelight, and his role as

London mayor gave him a big job and a big stage. That is a big fish! But

it wasn't without controversy. Last year he had to cut short a trip to

the Palestinian territories after making remarks judged by his host to

be offensive and to pro-Israel. Mr Johnson has clocked up the air miles

on trade trips, pulling in business for London, and his hunger to win

has always been clear, even against schoolchildren in Japan. Beyond

Britain, they might not know much about Boris Johnson beyond his knack

for scrapes, Jakes and a pretty turn of phrase, but the man who took the

biggest political gamble of his life by campaigning against David Cameron

is now Britain's top diplomat and the world will find out who he is.

Ben Wright, BBC News, Westminster. I'm very humbled, very proud to be

offered this chance. I think Theresa made a wonderful

speech this afternoon about her ambitions for the country

and how she saw the Conservative Government taking

the country forward. I completely agree

with her sentiments. And about the opportunity,

about giving people Clearly, now we have a massive

opportunity in this country to make a great success

of our new relationship with Europe and the world and I'm very

excited to play a part I think even Boris Johnson himself

looks pretty surprised by the fact that Theresa May has asked him to be

Foreign Secretary tonight. This is a big gesture to one of the leading

Eurosceptics in the referendum campaign. The person on the other

side of the argument, with the aid is profile and the biggest

notoriety, it's a message to people who voted to leave to say, I get it,

I'm putting people in charge with the rest of our relationships with

the world who understood that case. He is joined in that by Liam Fox,

who will head up a new department for international trade, and also

David Davis, the former Shadow Home Secretary, an ardent sceptic and

often a critic of Theresa May. He will head up the new department for

Brexit, whatever it ends up being called. With those three

appointments, Theresa May is trying to show that she takes the reality

of us leaving the European Union very seriously. She expects the

three of them to work together and get on with it. The other surprise

tonight is the fact that she told George Osborne, the Chancellor in

number 11 for six years, that his services were no longer required.

That shows us that she is very determined to draw a line between

her administration and David Cameron's. She is shaping this in

her own image. She is calling the shots. Yes, she wants there to be

stability and continuity. But that does not mean she's in any way

afraid to make her own decisions. Some of our viewers might be

thinking, hang on, a few hours ago she talked about the fact that she

wants to govern for everyone, and here she is appointing a couple of

people from the right-wing of the Tory party to the top table. But

it's clear from speaking her team tonight that that will not define

her agenda at home, and with other appointments like health and

education still to come, I think we will see more of that message for

the centre ground and her hope to govern everyone in the appointments

they will follow with tomorrow morning. Thank you, Lord. Earlier

this evening, Mrs May spoke in some detail about what she wanted to

achieve as Prime Minister. She has already said there will be no

backing down over exiting the European Union. She is also

committed to building a fairer economy within narrower pay gap

between bosses and workers, and the government at the service of

ordinary working people, in her words. Here is our Deputy political

editor on Theresa May's mission as Prime Minister.

She'll remember this moment when things get tough,

Theresa May was only embraced as Tory leader on Monday.

Now she's on a journey as tough as any leader in peacetime.

Remember her telling Tories people just didn't like them any more?

Theresa May, are your lines on migration just rhetoric?

And the time she came down against uncontrolled migration.

There is no case in the national interest for immigration

of the scale we have experienced over the last decade.

The next Prime Minister of this great country, Theresa May.

May's Britain somehow would have to be tough and tender.

Just moments before she knew for sure she'd be PM,

Theresa May mapped out her global ambitions.

To steer us through this time of economic and political

uncertainty, and negotiate the best deal for Britain

and forge a new role for ourselves in the world.

Remaking relations between Britain and the world, that's a huge task,

in talks in Brussels, somehow curbing EU migration

Dozens of deals need doing worldwide, and top EU Out

campaigners will play a lead role in that and guarding

Britain's global influence in Nato and at the UN.

We've got to be very clear that our decision to leave

the European Union doesn't mean Britain's going to become

We're going to carry on playing the role we normally play

on the international stage, in Nato, in the United Nations,

in our security relationship with other countries.

There will be a big focus under Theresa May in making sure

that we very much stay part of the international community.

Our decision on the European Union is a political one within Europe,

it's not about Britain becoming a small nation focused on itself.

When it comes to the Brexit economy, business and public finances outside

The Prime Minister wants British business more

competitive, more productive - that needs help from Government.

Under Mrs May, foreign takeovers of firms vital

George Osborne wanted more productive business.

And to get more homes built, they're needed badly.

As for public spending, he tried to cut welfare and failed.

Rebel Tory MPs can block any policy easily.

Philip Hammond's in-tray looks loaded.

We've got to build on the strong economic legacy

We've got to continue to make sure that we manage

the public finances wisely, and that we encourage business

but also opportunities that Brexit throws up.

It's a tough challenge, but she's the right woman to do it,

and she's obviously got the negotiating skills

to make sure that Brexit is a win-win for the world.

But the ambition - for greater fairness at home,

in Britain, less privilege, more equality, that's as big as any.

Since her early days as a shadow minister, Theresa May's job's been

So we bring people back together, rich and poor, north and south,

urban and rural, young and old, male and female,

That sounded like David Cameron's vision for fairness

The aim is to cool resentment and deep division

Today, a minister told me it's a mission which will take time,

How much of this mission of making Britain a fairer place in every way

can you realistically expect her to manage?

Well, I think she's started that journey already,

And you're not going to do it in one Parliament.

It's probably something you have to keep doing, keep embedding in.

And I think all too often, it has been put in the too-difficult pile.

Britain's new Prime Minister won't lack for goodwill from her party,

but the political honeymoon won't last long - it never does -

and then the truly hard work begins, the awkward international

negotiations, pushing through ambitious plans and reforms

None of it's easy in normal times, and these times

If Theresa May wants to know how hard it can be to be Prime Minister,

In his final statement as Prime Minister,

David Cameron sought to define his legacy

after six years in Government and 11 years as Conservative leader,

winning a Conservative majority at the last year's

general election against all the odds.

His time in office was dominated by economic challenges

and the struggle to balance the Government's books.

But his premiership came to an abrupt end

when his recommendation to stay in the European Union

The BBC's Nick Robinson, who reported on Mr Cameron's time

as party leader and Prime Minister, considers his legacy.

It began where it ended, on the doorstep of Number Ten.

It began with success which few expected,

and ended in failure which few foresaw.

David Cameron became our youngest Prime Minister for 200 years,

but because he won over Nick Clegg to the idea of a coalition.

Prime Minister, do you now regret, when once asked what your favourite

The joke was on those who said the coalition could never last.

Love it or loathe it, theirs would be a stable government,

unlike most in Europe after the worst economic crisis in decades.

in what was called the age of austerity were far from popular.

who was Mr Cameron's director of communications spoke to me

in a quiet, now empty office in Number Ten.

There was a dinner at Downing Street last night where David Cameron had

And somebody paying tribute to him said he was a quiet revolutionary,

He started by forming a coalition government, and that really

And he showed the vision and determination to do it,

because he gave economic stability to the country at a time

Many Tories didn't much like the coalition,

a Conservative Prime Minister siding with gay campaigners,

and against those who insisted marriage should only be

And his decision to increase spending on overseas aid

while cutting it at home was scarcely more popular,

with a growing number tempted to back Ukip,

a party that was winning more and more support, even though he'd

once dismissed them as a home for fruitcakes and loonies.

I tell you what, I've been up half the night,

Under growing pressure from within and without,

David Cameron made this fateful promise.

We will give the British people a referendum

to stay in the European Union on these new terms,

It was a massive gamble that EU leaders would give him a better deal

and the British voters would back it,

a gamble that was to go spectacularly wrong.

This issue of whether or not Britain remained or left the EU

It just happened to arrive in the station on his watch.

It was inevitable that there was going to be a referendum.

He showed real leadership, guts and determination in calling it.

It didn't work out for him, but there was real leadership there.

Some said a referendum was simply too risky,

but David Cameron agreed to another, on Scottish

independence, and though it looked mighty close at times,

thanks to what Yes campaigners complained was Project Fear.

His next big electoral test was last year's general election.

He warned that electing Ed Miliband would produce instability and chaos.

But I suggested to him that that's precisely what would result

And if you don't win the referendum, what's Plan B for Britain?

You may have a negotiation you can't succeed in

and a vote that you lose, and Britain will be out of the EU.

It was, though, a popular - perhaps an election-winning -

We're saying the Conservatives are the largest party.

But just 13 months later, another electoral surprise.

The people have spoken and the answer is, we're out.

David Cameron had led us out of the EU by mistake.

In the end, his legacy will be having ripped up Britain's

relationships with our nearest neighbours and also left a country

that is very divided, and that wasn't what he wanted to do.

were forced to leave Number Ten today, two years earlier

In a few days' time, David Cameron will take his place on the wall

here at Number Ten, alongside other former Prime Ministers.

When he got the job, he told me that what mattered was character,

He left office today because of one decision that went terribly wrong.

Nick Robinson, BBC News, 10 Downing Street.

Let's pick up again on the attempt by Mr Cameron today to define his

own legacy as he was leaving Downing Street. Your thoughts? As the

arriving Prime Minister was appearing to -- Siki to appear calm

and polished, with the departing Prime Minister, we saw a more human

side, surrounded by his family and emotional, not surprisingly. Despite

that, he leaves a party and the country changed. That is pretty

clear. Things have changed, just because of the passage of time and

also as a consequence of the decisions he made in his time in

office. There is a smaller state. Most profoundly, we are on our way

out of the European Union. There have been big changes to the

economy. Some, but not all of the dead visit tweet. Baghdatis it has

been paid off. And he wanted to highlight some of the reforms of the

things he wanted to care about. He was highlighting the fact that two

thirds of the deficit has been paid off. He was talking about the fact

that people who have set up their businesses have more control over

their own lives. On the of drama a day like this, our attention moves

at lightning speed to the person who has just walked through the door.

But there is no question, as David Cameron left, he leaves a country

that is changed for good. We will talk later about the changes facing

the new Prime Minister, but for now, thanks, Laura. Shoes

And you can get the very latest on our Shoes website,

including analysis of Theresa May's new Cabinet appointments.

all the latest appointments there for you with the background of the

new jobs and the new ministers appointed today.

Managing Britain's exit from the European Union will,

of course, be a major priority for Mrs May, and as we've heard,

she's appointed the veteran Conservative MP David Davis

Some of those European leaders who'll be involved in the talks

have been giving their views on the way ahead.

One said that despite what he called the divorce,

the UK and the European Union would be the closest partners.

reports now on the view from the European Union.

the significance of Theresa May becoming UK Prime Minister is this -

she will be the figurehead leading Britain's exit

and she'll need to negotiate the details

In an awkward situation, maintaining cordial relations will be key.

Today, on an official visit to China,

I will not negotiate with Britain in a hostile mood.

to the incoming British Prime Minister.

I don't want to talk about her before having talked with her.

It's here in Brussels that Theresa May will meet

all EU leaders for the first time at a summit in a couple of months,

and she'll be anxious to grab that opportunity

to talk to them off the record, perhaps over a cup of coffee,

about the kind of deal the UK can expect outside the EU.

But she'll have her work cut out for her,

because some of those leaders don't want to talk a word about Brexit

until the formal process of the UK leaving has started.

It's going to be quite some juggling act.

France is feeling vengeful - it wants tough negotiations

to put others, especially Eurosceptic French voters,

Italy wants to send a strong message too -

with its own economic and political problems,

While Eastern and Baltic Europe don't want to alienate Britain -

they need UK backing to keep a hard line against Russia.

But this, arguably, is Theresa May's most important negotiating partner

when it comes to Brexit - Germany's powerful Angela Merkel,

like Theresa May, steely, wily, determined.

Some suggest, as women, they're more likely to reach

an understanding, but with practised politicians like these,

the only factor important to them is getting what they want.

Of course, Theresa May is no stranger to Brussels.

She's been here many times for EU ministers meetings,

but officials here warn she, never mind her newly

appointed Secretary for Brexit, the anti-EU David Davis,

I think Theresa May is well known, she will find people who know her,

who will negotiate on equal footing with her,

Even for someone with a reputation as a tough negotiator like Mrs May?

I can assure you here the European Parliament

The EU-UK relationship has never been easy.

Theresa May now represents a Britain that has voted to leave.

She'll find safeguarding UK interests here even more complex -

Well, I have here a copy of a letter sent to Theresa May this evening by

the president of the European Commission. In it, as you would

expect, he congratulate her on her new job but he insists she clarified

as soon as possible what he calls the new situation between the UK and

the EU following the Brexit vote. These are polite words that just

about cover huge frustration felt by him and other EU leaders that the UK

is apparently under no immediate hurry to start formal negotiations

to leave the EU. Just denied, the French president called the new

British prime Minster and said those formal talks have to start ASAP, but

that is not an opinion shared by a new Secretary for Brexit, and his

opinion, and that of Boris Johnson, the new Foreign Secretary, will set

off alarm bells in Brussels. Jean-Claude Juncker accused Mr Jones

not telling untruths to British voters before the referendum, and he

is likely to receive a tepid welcome in Brussels if he comes to a planned

meeting of foreign ministers on Monday. Catania, once again, thanks

very much, Katya Adler, our Europe editor.

One of the most prominent messages delivered by the new Prime Minister

the United Kingdom of England, Wales, Scotland

But the result of the referendum in Scotland and Northern Ireland,

where a majority of people voted to remain,

has prompted some direct questions for Theresa May.

Let's get the views of three of my colleagues,

and we start with our Scotland editor, Sarah Smith, in Edinburgh.

Theresa May began her premiership with a clear message to Scottish

voters, practically her first words as Prime Minister were about how she

valued the Union, the bond between the nations, and she knows one of

the biggest challenges of her period as Prime Minister may be trying to

preserve the union between Scotland and the rest of the UK. The SNP

leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she thinks it is highly likely there

will be a second referendum on Scottish independence in Scotland

voted to stay in the EU and now faces, in her words, being dragged

out. She was saying today that she is demanding the Scottish Government

is fully involved in Brexit negotiations, and she thinks it is

her job to protect Scotland's place within the EU somehow, and if she

can't do that, she repeated again today the option of Scottish

independence is still very much on the table. So one of the bigger

decisions that Theresa May face as Prime Minister is whether or not to

allow another vote, another referendum that could lead to

Scotland and leaving the UK. Memorably, David Cameron describe

the border between England and Wales as a line between life and death in

the NHS, that soured the relationship with the Welsh Labour

government in Cardiff. Theresa May starts with a clean slate, the first

ministers saying he had had to turn to the internet to find any quotes

from her pertaining to Wales, but now she will have to become very

deeply involved and work with the Labour administration. The first

game on the list to tackle, the ongoing steel crisis. It has been a

difficult few weeks for politicians, but difficult months for steel

workers in Wales and elsewhere, the uncertainty over Tata Steel's plans

here, just last week they put the sales process on hold. There needs

to be answers from the UK Government about what will happen to the

pension pot. On Brexit, the majority of people voted for it, having been

told by Leave campaigners that the EU funding will be replaced by money

from central government. That wasn't a promise that Mrs May made, will it

be a promise she feels she has to keep? Thirdly, then, the future of

this place. There is already a bill going through Parliament that would

give the National Assembly more powers on energy projects, speed

limits and the voting age, but will that be overtaken by events in

Scotland and elsewhere? Theresa May will have to make yourself a

familiar figure in Cardiff Bay. Certainly, her inboxes filling up

fast. In Northern Ireland, there has been a divided response to Theresa

May becoming Prime Minister. Unionists have welcomed it, they see

her as a traditional Tory which shares their values, and she may be

point of calling herself the leader of the Conservative and Unionist

Party. Nationalists have had a cooler response, Sinn Fein saying

that she could be bad for Northern Ireland, bad for the peace process.

And some of those concerns going forward will be about the locations

of Brexit. Certainly, some people fear that Northern Ireland's economy

could be particularly exposed once the UK leave the EU, and part of

that is about cross-border trade with the Republic of Ireland, which

will remain an EU country, so that will be a border between the UK and

the EU. Now, whenever the referendum campaign was ongoing, Theresa May

was here as Home Secretary, and she made clear that she believed the

border would have to change, that there would have to be some

controls, that the open roads could not remain completely open. She

might feel different as Prime Minister, and certainly she will not

want to unsettled the years of progress that there have been.

Tonight the Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, has spoken to

Theresa May, and he has said they will work together to make sure that

Anglo Irish relationships remain strong. Chris Buckler, thanks, Hywel

Griffith in Cardiff, Sarah Smith, Alice Gartland editor, in Edinburgh.

-- our Scotland editor. People across the UK will be

reflecting tonight on what lies ahead for the new Prime Minister

and whether she'll deliver on her pledges for a fairer economy,

changes to immigration and the best possible deal for Britain

to leave the EU. Our home editor, Mark Easton,

has been sampling people's views on Mrs May's toughest challenge -

that of leaving the European Union. As the new Prime Minister prepares

to defend Britain's interests in a new relationship

with our European neighbours, she's repeatedly stated that

"Brexit means Brexit." Britain has decided to exit

the European Union, but does the country also want

to leave the EU single market? That's the question that

will dominate the first years of Theresa May's premiership,

because special access to the huge EU trading zone

just across the Channel means accepting rules

on free movement. There's a trade-off

between the economy and immigration. The BBC has conducted an exclusive

poll asking what should be maintaining access

to the single market or restricting

the freedom of movement Two thirds of the representative

sample surveyed said the single market,

and a third said immigration. While those who voted to remain

in last month's referendum appear overwhelmingly in favour

of prioritising the single market, Here in Eastleigh in Hampshire,

where the referendum result mirrors the national picture,

there's a clear split on what Theresa May's

priority should be. I think immigration

is the main thing. People voted to leave the

European Union so we could cut... You know, there's uncontrolled

immigration at the moment, and that's a bad thing for the economy,

it pushes wages down So if that means that we have

to forego access I think immigrants should be

encouraged, they all want to work, and I would say

there's probably room for them. I like getting along with my fellow

man and I think we've got to trade, that immigration is part

of what we are about. So that's what voters

think ought to happen, Our survey finds very low levels

of trust in politicians to deliver

the will of the people on Brexit. So what do voters think

is the most likely outcome? Stay in the single market

with continued free movement - 18% said they thought

that was most likely. Leave the single market

and stop free movement - Stay in the single market

with some limits on free movement, a majority of Leavers and Remainers

thought that kind of compromise Theresa May has so far refused

to say whether EU migrants who recently arrived in the UK

will be required to leave, a negotiating position that has left

around a million foreign nationals You know, I don't like to use my own

language, for example, or... because, you know,

other people are around. So it's...

Slightly nervous times? Our survey found that over 90%

of people, whether they voted to leave or remain, thought most

migrants would be allowed to stay. And some interesting findings

on immigration, too. Just 13% expect immigration to fall

a lot as a result of Brexit, and even among those

who voted to leave, our survey suggests

only around one in five You think it will go up?

Really? Yeah. Despite everything?

Despite everything, yeah. If Britain needs immigration,

then Britain will have immigration. But if Britain doesn't,

we are back in control. Brexit means Brexit, but

the newest word in the dictionary That, it seems, is among the first

and most critical jobs for the Conservatives

to replace David Cameron after the leadership race

came to an abrupt stop on Monday. But on the opposition benches

in the Commons, Labour's leadership turmoil

has continued. The contest is only just

getting under way, with another challenger emerging

today as Jeremy Corbyn's supporters express total confidence

in his survival. Our political correspondent

Alex Forsyth has more details. arriving at a union

conference in Brighton today. Here, his support is clear,

but with two opponents wanting his job,

talk of Labour splitting, and claims of abuse on all sides,

he's under pressure - yet defiant. I've been elected the leader

of his party, And whenever the election comes,

whenever it comes, we are going to be there,

united, campaigning together. But this man thinks he'll be

a better leader, less divisive - the latest challenger,

Owen Smith, positioning himself

on Labour's left. I agree with Jeremy Corbyn

on and anti-austerity, but we've got

to have the policies in place, and Jeremy is not putting in place

a policy plan. The rhetoric has been great,

but the delivery has been lacking. And crucially

he's leading a divided party. So now there are two Labour MPs

fighting for their leader's job, and today Angela Eagle claimed

she is the unity candidate, This is about uniting our party

so we can give strong leadership. The challengers to Jeremy Corbyn

know he won last time because he had overwhelming support

from the party members. Many MPs here may have lost

faith in his leadership, but he'll be on the ballot paper

without their backing, and it's the wider party

which would choose its next leader, although this time

the rules are different. Last year, thousands of people paid

?3 to temporarily sign up to Labour and vote in the leadership election,

most backing Jeremy Corbyn. They won't automatically

get a say this time around. They'll have to sign up again as

registered supporters and pay ?25, and they only have

a small window to do so, Full party members will get a vote,

but only if they joined Labour excluding thousands who joined

since the referendum. At this rally of Jeremy Corbyn's

supporters tonight, Nearly 20% of the membership have

joined in the past couple of weeks and deliberately excluding

them is incredibly unfair. It's obvious what's happening here,

it's a right-wing coup, Despite pleas for calm,

there's a febrile mood around this contest

with claims of abuse and threats, including from those who met here

last night to set the rules. The difficulty was that a number

of us, and a number of my colleagues in that room, had been subject

to bullying and intimidation The Shadow Chancellor has been

accused of stoking tension with these comments

about Jeremy Corbyn's rivals. He said it was a joke

and condemned abusive behaviour. There's fingers being pointed

in all different directions. I don't think it's from

within the party at all. Wherever this is coming from,

we've got to unite across parties to say this isn't

the sort of politics But this three-way leadership fight

is so far, so brutal, some local party meetings

have been suspended, perhaps because it's not

just their fortunes at stake, Let's reflect on our new Prime

Minister. So Theresa May, at the age of 59,

is the second woman to become British Prime Minister,

and it's been a remarkable rise for the clergyman's daughter from

Eastbourne. Some of those who've worked

with her and for her say she's a very plain speaker,

she's a demanding boss, and that she's among the toughest

figures in politics. Here's Reeta Chakrabarti now

on Theresa May, the person. Theresa Mary Brasier,

as she was then, has travelled far, but from her early years

as a schoolgirl to her role at the heart of Government,

she's remained for many An old friend from her days

at Oxford University recalls a more relaxed character,

but who even then was combative. I would trust her with anything,

and I have learned over the years, never have an argument

with her unless you're Theresa May was elected

to parliament in 1997, and quickly became known in her

constituency as a conscientious Her political reputation as a steely

negotiator rings very true I think Theresa's negotiating

powers are extremely good. I have dealt with her over

the course of the last ten years, so I know how

she could strike a hard bargain. She knows what she wants

when she has done the analysis, She rose quickly, becoming Tory

party chairman in 2002 under Iain Duncan Smith,

charged with helping The woman who's become Britain's

second female Prime Minister has in the past declared that gender

should be no obstacle to success. But Margaret Thatcher

proved that your ability to lead your country depends

on your talent and your courage, not on whether you're a man

or a woman. But she's also recognised

the barriers and actively campaigned for equality within the Tory party,

a clear thinking, straightforward politician impatient

of political frivolity. If I had, over the many

meetings I've had with her, the lunches, the discussions

we've had, they have been going down the who's in,

who's out Westminster chat, I'd have got a very hard

stare and possibly that "bloody

difficult woman" would have told me it's not an appropriate

subject for discussion. Married for 36 years,

her husband Philip He will now become only the second

male partner to inhabit Number Ten. Philip May won't have to undergo

the sort of scrutiny that a female spouse has to, except in tongue

in cheek articles like this one. But that is not the only way

in which the tone and mood in Theresa May is likely to bring

a serious edge to being PM. Events have moved quickly,

but this formidable politician may ten years ago have had

an inkling of what is to come. Anything is possible if you work

hard enough to achieve it. Let's take a look at some

of the front pages for tomorrow. There is the Daily Telegraph,

looking at May bringing in the Brexiteers, talking of course about

Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis. The Guardian says the ayes

have it, the ayes have it's pledged to Brexit Britain, the pledged that

she is taking a serious approach, putting David Davis in charge of the

process of negotiating those terms. That is not Boris Johnson's job, but

David Davis' job. And the Daily Mirror, with that infamous image

from 2012. Dear world, sorry, is that take on Boris Johnson's

appointment as Foreign Secretary. Our political editor

Laura Kuenssberg is with me again. At the end of this programme, let's

think about the immense scale of the challenge that Theresa may now

faces. Whenever she is near a microphone, Theresa May said she

just want to get on with the job, and today she has been doing that,

making calls to leaders around the world. Notably, her first call was

to Angela Merkel, the German leader. Despite her desire to get on with

things, she will really be held to account on two big things. Firstly,

keeping the promise she has made that we will leave the European

Union and Brexit means Brexit, as she describes it. Secondly, keeping

that bold promise she made just earlier today that although she has

not been chosen by the general public at an election, she will

govern for everyone. That was a direct promise she made to the

nation. And she is a very determined politician, but on both of those

things, there are bigger hurdles in her way. How do we go about the

process of leaving the European Union? That is still not clear. How

does she keep the second promise at a time when public spending budgets

are still under pressure, spending is still being squeezed across the

board Wes make so much has changed in the last three weeks, it is

dizzying. But Theresa has a challenge that David Cameron had.

This government only has a majority of 12, just a dozen. That means

Theresa May will have to be absolutely sure of what she's doing,

whether it's dealing with the country's existing problems or

trying to bring in something new. Fine words don't count for much if

you can't actually get anything done. Indeed. Laura, thanks very

much. Laura Kuenssberg, our political editor.

And that's all from BBC News At Ten on the day Britain

got a new Prime Minister, Theresa May, who replaced

David Cameron and has committed to fighting injustice

during her term in office, assembling a radically different

team of ministers to try to deliver on those promises.

Next on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.

But we'll leave you with some of the pwerful words and images

Other than one meeting this afternoon

the diary for the rest of my day is remarkably light.

Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it.

After all, as I once said, I was the future once.

for this great country that I love so very much.

Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new Government,

Together, we will build a better Britain.