IN FULL: Theresa May statement at 10 Downing Street

Here is the text of Prime Minister Theresa May's statement in Downing Street following her meeting with the Queen:
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jun 2017, 14:09 BST
Updated 9th Jun 2017, 14:15 BST
Prime Minister Theresa May outside number 10Prime Minister Theresa May outside number 10
Prime Minister Theresa May outside number 10

"I have just been to see Her Majesty the Queen and I will now form a Government.

"A government that can provide certainty and lead Britain forward at this critical time for our country.

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"This Government will guide the country through the crucial Brexit talks that begin in just 10 days and deliver on the will of the British people by taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union.

"It will work to keep our nation safe and secure by delivering the change that I set out following the appalling attacks in Manchester and London.

"Cracking down on the ideology of Islamist extremism and all those who support it and giving the police and the authorities the powers they need to keep our country safe.

"The government I lead will put fairness and opportunity at the heart of everything we do so that we will fulfil the promise of Brexit together and over the next five years build a country in which no one and no community is left behind, a country in which prosperity and opportunity are shared across this United Kingdom. "

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