Theresa May: Can she become the second 'Iron Lady'?

(Baonghean.vn) - Mrs. Theresa May will officially become the leader of the Conservative Party and the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on July 13, after Mr. David Cameron resigned. Mrs. May will be the second woman to lead the UK after Mrs. Margaret Thatcher..

Theresa May officially became the leader of the Conservative Party and the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on July 13.

Commenting on this issue, Russian experts said that Mrs. May's policy will not have many similarities with Mrs. Thatcher's.

“No one expected that all the candidates for the position of Prime Minister except Mrs. May would withdraw at the same time,” said Alexei Gromyko, director of the European Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences. “That means Mrs. May will succeed Prime Minister David Cameron on July 13.”

There are many similarities between Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher. Both were born into middle-class families, attended public schools and Oxford University. May is a veteran politician. She was elected to the House of Commons in 1997 and served as Home Secretary for six years. May came to power at this time to help the country escape the crisis after leaving the EU. This is similar to how Thatcher was elected to break the social and economic model of Britain after the war.

However, experts say that we should not expect Mrs. May to become the second “Iron Lady” of Britain. “Mrs. May does not attract the public like Mrs. Thatcher,” Mr. Gromyko commented.

One expert said Mrs May was lucky because there was no “serious” candidate in the Conservative Party, and both parties were in turmoil after the referendum. Mrs May’s opponent, Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the election before the final vote took place.

Thanh Hien

(According to Tass)