Britain's Theresa May launches bid to succeed PM Cameron post Brexit

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Interior minister Theresa May vowed to unite Britain as she launched her bid to succeed David Cameron as prime minister with a letter to The Times, the newspaper has reported.
The Conservative leader resigned in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum that sent shockwaves through the continent.
Like Cameron, May supported remaining in the bloc but played a low-key and conciliatory role in the campaign that has seen her tipped as a unifying figure.
In her letter to The Times, May announced a "mission to make Britain a country that works for everyone," according to the broadsheet yesterday.
"If you're from an ordinary, working-class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise," May wrote.
The appeal to working-class voters by the vicar's daughter was aimed at her main rival for the leadership, the Latin-quoting former mayor of London and prominent "Leave" campaigner Boris Johnson, who projects a more upper-class image.
Cameron promoted May, 59, to Home Secretary following his 2010 election victory and she kept the role after his 2015 re-election.
Known as a hardliner on immigration, May's stern demeanour and wardrobe of sober suits have drawn comparisons with 1980s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Cameron's successor is expected to take office in early September. Read More
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