風鈴さんの おぼえた日記 - 2016年7月24日(日)

Britain's New Face　英新首相にメイ氏　ＥＵ離脱に向け陣頭指揮　　　Sunday, July 24



Theresa May became Britain's new prime minister on July 13, following the resignation of David Cameron.
●resignation　辞任

Britain's transition of power unfolded with startling speed since the June 23 referendum on EU membership. Cameron announced his resignation after voters rejected his appeal to stay in the bloc, and May, the former home secretary, became Conservative Party leader on July 11 after an abbreviated contest in which her only remaining rival Andrea Leadsom dropped out abruptly.
●transition 移行　●unfold 展開する　●startling 驚くべき　●referendum　国民投票
●voter　有権者、投票者　●reject　拒否　●bloc　圏、連合（ここではＥＵ）
●home secretary 内相　●Conservative Party　保守党　●abbreviated contest　党首選
●abruptly　突然に

May stood in front of the door of 10 Downing Street with her husband, Philip, as the first woman to hold the job since fellow Conservative Margaret Thatcher served from 1979 to 1990.
●10 Downing Street　英首相官邸の通称　●fellow Conservative　保守党の　
●serve　仕える

She acknowledged that Britain faces a rocky road ahead as it undoes 43 years of EU ties and forges a new relationship with its neighbors. "Following the referendum, we face a time of great national change," May said. "And I know, because we're Great Britain, that we will rise to the challenge."
●acknowledge　認める　●rocky road　苦難の道のり　●undo　解消する　
●forge　構築する　●neighbor　近隣国

May began appointing her new Cabinet within an hour of taking office, and several posts went to "leave" supporters.
●Cabinet　内閣　●take office　就任する　●leave　離脱

The most notable was former London Mayor Boris Johnson, who was assigned as the foreign secretary. Johnson was a leader of the campaign for a British exit, or Brexit.
May created a new post of "Brexit" minister to oversee talks on a British exit from the EU. That key job went to veteran Conservative lawmaker David Davis − a longstanding advocate of leaving the EU − and he will lead at least two years of negotiations with the bloc.
●notable　有名な　●former London Mayor　前ロンドン市長　●assign　割り当てる
●British exit　（ＥＵから）英国離脱　●Brexit　= British exit　●oversee　担当する
●veteran　ベテラン　●lawmaker　国会議員　●advocate　主張者、主義者
●negotiations　交渉

As home secretary, the 59‐year‐old May had been in charge of immigration and law and order for the past six years. She has the tough task of calming the country and global financial markets after the upheaval that followed the referendum.
May had backed remaining in the EU, but reassured "leave" supporters that she would respect their decision.
●immigration 移民、入国管理　●law and order　治安維持　●upheaval　激変、大混乱
●reassure　不安をなくす　●respect　尊重する

"Brexit means Brexit, and we are going to make a success of it," she said on July 11 outside Parliament. (AP)
●Parliament　国会議事堂




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