Cameron chairs ‘emotional’ final cabinet meeting

Cameron will cede power to 59-year-old May after visiting Buckingham Palace to resign tomorrow. May will become the UK’s second female Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher. In one of the final tasks of his premiership, Cameron gathered his top team for a final time. The meeting was described as “emotional” by Culture Secretary John Whittingdale who said “there was a touch of sadness” to the Prime Minister and his ministers. 

Cameron had announced he would be stepping down for a new prime minister to take the Brexit negotiations forward with the European Union a day after the June 23 vote in favour of Britain leaving the economic bloc. 

Whittingdale said his Cabinet role was “entirely a matter” for Theresa May to decide on but said he was “very happy to continue” in Government if asked to do so.