IT has been a momentous month both in Westminster and in the country.

We have seen the resignation of David Cameron and the arrival of Theresa May as our new Prime Minister. If ‘a week is a long time in politics’, how long ago does June 23 feel?

I backed Theresa May as candidate for leader of the Conservative party and I am delighted she has now been installed as the leader of our country. She has done an outstanding job as Home Secretary and I am sure she will follow that success in Number 10. She is a capable and experienced negotiator prepared to stand toe-to-toe with Angela Merkel and perhaps by the year end, Hillary Clinton.

The EU referendum result was not the one I had sought, having worked hard to set out the case to remain in the European Union. But the people have spoken in their millions and to echo the words of our new Prime Minister, Brexit means Brexit - we must now move on to implementing their wishes.

As we have seen over the last few weeks the world is shifted by crosses on ballot papers and more people voted on that day than on any other in my political career. And what a change those crosses triggered.

To all those people who have contacted me about the EU referendum, I have an important message. I got involved in politics quite late in life because I was worried about the direction the then Labour Government was taking the country. I became a candidate and stood for political office.

I worry that armchair, digital campaigning does not change very much - crosses on ballot papers do. I hope that some people will take this referendum as such an important event that they ask themselves what more they can do to get actively involved in our country’s democratic processes, in addition to actually voting, whether that's joining a political party, canvassing support, delivering leaflets or standing for election.

After all, if 17.4 million people voted to ‘Take Back Control' then perhaps you too could be part of that team. The message could not be clearer that if you want to shape your society, you must vote, you must act and you must get involved.