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Why is Theresa May important?

Theresa May became prime minister of the United Kingdom in July 2016, shortly after voters in a national referendum approved Britain’s departure from the European Union (ā€œBrexitā€). May pledged to see Brexit through to completion and went about that task with cautious precision, leading negotiations over the terms of the withdrawal.