Hoping for a new start, May appoints new Conservative Party head

British Prime Minister Theresa May named a new head of the ruling Conservatives on Monday in a reshuffle aimed at handing her government a new start after months of divisions over Brexit, scandals and an ill-judged election.May, weakened by the loss of the Conservatives' majority in June's election gamble, moved to make changes to her team of top ministers after ending last year with a deal to shift talks with the European Union to a second phase.