London: Theresa May today chaired her first Cabinet meeting as British Prime Minister with a call out to her ministers to "make Brexit work for Britain".
She, however, underlined she did not want her government to be "defined by Brexit" as work gets underway for Britain to begin its exit from the European Union following the historic June 23 referendum.
"It will be the responsibility of everyone sitting around the Cabinet table to make Brexit work for Britain," she said.
The meeting comes days after the 59-year-old Prime Minister set her stamp on the new government by shaking up nearly the entire set of ministerial portfolios.
Indian-origin minister Priti Patel, who previously had the right to attend Cabinet meetings as a junior minister, today took her position as a full-fledged minister in charge of the Department for International Development (DfID).
David Davis has been put in charge of a brand new ministry to take the UK out of the EU.
She faces her first Prime Minister's Questions tomorrow, after which she will travel to Germany for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
May has said she does not expect the UK to officially notify the EU of its intention to leave, which involves triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, before the end of the year.
She, however, underlined she did not want her government to be "defined by Brexit" as work gets underway for Britain to begin its exit from the European Union following the historic June 23 referendum.
"It will be the responsibility of everyone sitting around the Cabinet table to make Brexit work for Britain," she said.
The meeting comes days after the 59-year-old Prime Minister set her stamp on the new government by shaking up nearly the entire set of ministerial portfolios.
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Indian-origin minister Priti Patel, who previously had the right to attend Cabinet meetings as a junior minister, today took her position as a full-fledged minister in charge of the Department for International Development (DfID).
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David Davis has been put in charge of a brand new ministry to take the UK out of the EU.
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She faces her first Prime Minister's Questions tomorrow, after which she will travel to Germany for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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May has said she does not expect the UK to officially notify the EU of its intention to leave, which involves triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, before the end of the year.
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