Speaker

Personal life

The speaker, or sender, of this speech on Brexit is Prime Minister Theresa May. May was born on 1 October 1956 as the daughter of an Anglican priest. May has said that even today her Christian faith is an important part of her. She studied at Oxford where she met her husband, Philip May, who now works as an investment banker. They have no children. Before starting her political career, she worked for the Bank of England.

Political career

May was elected as MP (Member of Parliament) in 1997 and held the position as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003. In 2010, she was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, and she would later go on to become the longest-serving Home Secretary in more than 60 years.

In July 2016, David Cameron resigned as a consequence of the Brexit referendum result. Theresa May was then elected as Leader of the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister - becoming only the second female Prime Minister in Britain, following Margaret Thatcher. She then began the long process of withdrawing the UK from the EU. This is no easy process, particularly because it includes a lot ...