Standing on thesteps of 10
DowningStreetandwavingto
fans,BorisJohnsonlastweek
fulfilledhischildhooddreamof
becomingPrimeMinister(right).
ThedayaftertheConservatives
revealedBorishadbeenelected
theirnewleader,heheadedto
BuckinghamPalacetomeetthe
Queen (above),whoofficially
invitedhimtoforma government.
HereportedlysaidHerMajesty
hadtoldhim:“I don’tknowwhy
anyonewouldwantthejob.”
InhisfirstspeechasPM,he
promisedtoleavetheEUbythe
31 Octoberdeadline,cutNHS
waitinglists,makethestreets
saferandimproveeducation.
“Thetimehascometoact,to
takedecisions,togivestrong
leadershipandtochangethis
countryforthebetter,”hesaid.
“My job is to serveyou, the
people.Becauseif thereisone
point wepoliticians need to
remember,it isthatthepeople
areourbosses.”
Earlier, TheresaMay bade
farewellafterthreeyearsinthe
job,withhusbandPhilipbyher
side(below).“ToserveasPrime
MinisteroftheUnitedKingdomis
thegreatesthonour,”shesaid.
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