THERESA MAY opposed the introduction of the minimum wage, backed cuts to tax credits and voted against action to combat tax avoidance, Labour warned yesterday after she was crowned Tory leader and the next prime minister.

Ms May was handed victory in the Conservative leadership contest by default following the shock withdrawal of her only rival, Andrea Leadsom.

It means that on Wednesday she will become the first woman in Downing Street since Margaret Thatcher, despite having a mandate to lead the country from just 199 MPs.