May and Leadsom were selected by Conservative lawmakers from an original field of five candidates. The comments were denounced by many Conservative lawmakers and May supporters, who used words like "vile", "divisive", "insulting" and "embarrassing" to describe them. "She was talking about what motivates her personally," Mordaunt told BBC radio, describing the Times article as an attempt to smear Leadsom. But I have children who are going to have children who will directly be a part of what happens next." Lawmaker Alan Duncan, also a May supporter, called Leadsom's comments "vile", while colleague Antoinette Sandbach said Leadsom had shown "a lack of judgment."

Source: dna July 10, 2016 04:07 UTC