# Theresa May becomes prime minister (2016)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2016-theresa-may-becomes-prime-minister
Categories: ruler-change

May succeeded David Cameron after the Brexit referendum. Within the broader Postwar & Modern Uk period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 13 July 2016 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Her premiership became dominated by negotiations over withdrawal from the European Union.

## Why it matters
Her premiership became dominated by negotiations over withdrawal from the European Union.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Theresa May becomes prime minister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Theresa+May+becomes+prime+minister&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Theresa May becomes prime minister](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Theresa+May+becomes+prime+minister)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)