Theresa May's British cabinet has new faces but old divides

“Theresa May needed to bring some Brexiteers into the government in order to protect herself and to counter the charge that she is a closet remainer,” said Simon Tilford, the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based research institute, noting that she had argued to stay inside the European Union, albeit rather tepidly.

“But the risk is that this prolongs the very high degree of uncertainty over the British economy, that we see relations deteriorating with other countries, and that this militates against negotiating a deal,” he added.