Theresa May admitted on Sunday that of all of the challenges
she faces as Britain’s Prime Minister, it is the challenge of how to make
Britain “a country that works for everyone” after Brexit that keeps
her awake at night.

“It is a moment of change. It is a hugely challenging
time. And we need to get on with the deal in terms of Brexit. And I’m very
conscious of that. I want to make sure that everything we do ensures Britain is
a country that works for everyone. 

“And that we really get out there and forge a new role
in the world post-Brexit. We can make a success of it, we will make a success
of it. But these are really complex issues,” the Guardian quoted her as
saying.

May said her faith as “a practising member of the
Church of England and so forth” lay behind what she does.

“It’s not like I’ve decided to do what I’m going to do
and I’m stubborn. I’ll think it through, have a gut instinct, look at the
evidence, work through the arguments, because you have to think through the
unintended consequences. But ultimately if you’ve done all that and you believe
it’s the right thing to do, then you should go and do it — but sometimes it is
difficult.”

May gave her first interview in her new home to the Sunday
Times magazine. The “huge challenges” she acknowledged were
highlighted as the paper reported that the Governor of the Bank of England,
Mark Carney, has floated the idea that British firms should have an extended
transition period, with continued access to the single market for two years
after Britain leaves the European Union.

She revealed that she had to borrow the striking navy and
yellow coat for her first appearance outside Downing Street as Prime Minister,
because it all happened so fast her wardrobe was still at her constituency home
in Maidenhead. May and her husband, Philip, have since had to buy more
furniture for the domestic quarters upstairs, she said, because their former
London flat was smaller.

She does not use a stylist, but paid tribute to the useful
advice from her husband, who often comes on shopping trips with her. “He’s
good at accessories too, particularly good at choosing handbags and bracelets
for presents, and good at flowers,” she said.