Some, like the prime minister herself, had broken down in tears. “Theresa was always a politician frustrated by the grubby deal-making of politics and in the end was unable to play the game,” Tanner said. “Over time she became defined not by her achievements but by her ability to hang on and survive everything that went wrong,” said one Tory minister who remained supportive of her to the end. That was when no one could really pretend any more,” said a former Tory minister. When May then outlined her plans to parliament on Wednesday, there was almost no support from Tory MPs and none from Labour.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2019 06:56 UTC