Theresa May comes for careerist politicians in final Commons speech

As MPs gear up for the general election, former Prime Minister Theresa May gave her final speech to the House of Commons where she issued a warning to colleagues about the future of British politics.

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[Onewonton]

You know we're fucked when Teresa May sounds like a wise sage from the good old days

[jungleboy]

The Tories must be seriously bad now as i now feel Teresa May was more of the moderate and rational side on their party than anyone else lol.

[Cactuspractice]

funny how whenever someone has something of substance to say in the House of Commons it's always completely empty

[DBuckyBoy]

Only about 50 bored MPs turn up for the final speech of a former PM. So much disrespect in the commons these days

[petemorris]

I remember saying to a friend when she resigned that I had a suspicion we would sink so low that we’d end up missing Teresa May. I hate being right.

[hgmet]

Imagine how far to the right the Tories have lurched and how deranged some of them are that Theresa May looks and sounds like a political titan.

[Tom_murray]

I couldn’t agree more some MP’s take their jobs for granted and don’t think of their constituents

[Xenunt]

I strongly disliked her policies, and hated her handling of Grenfell, and yet despite that, she is possibly the last Conservative PM with some shred of dignity. It’s about time we rid this government.

[davidlawrence]

I'm about as anti Tory as you can get, but I've always kind of liked Teresa May. I might not always have agreed with her politics but I always thought she was genuine, a hard worker and someone who didn't like playing silly party political games and instead would co operate with other people to get things done. Not the greatest leader, but she seem to me to be more of a second in command type a bit like Gordon Brown. Willing to do the hard work, but not the most skilled at bringing people together under their banner for a common goal. As much as I want a complete wipe-out of the conservative party I think I'll miss her being around. At least a little bit.

[timothykearns]

I'm not a Conservative by any stretch, but like John Major, Mrs May was a conscientious leader who continues to command respect because of her dignified integrity.

[deadwinglullaby]

I honestly feel bad for Theresa. She had the role of PM pushed upon her after Cameron bowed out, she never wanted Brexit, did what she could to fight a fire with nothing but her own lungs. She deserved better than the Tories.

[thomasparkin]

She's correct on this topic, I can give her that, but we should not forget the hostile environment nor the other pains inflicted on the vulnerable in this country.

[ADNRLY]

Am I the only one who actually feels sympathy for Teresa May? I am by no means a Tory, but I do believe she did have the best interests of the public at heart and attempted to do the best she could. For me, it was the pure emotion during her resignation speech that got me. You could clearly tell how much she wanted and strived to put the country and the people in a better position. ):

[onenote]

Saying what you think in a final speech is futile. Saying what you think when people have to rely on you is when it matters.

[edwardbakker]

I'm not a Conservative and never will be. I think that Theresa's invention of the Hostile Environment was vile. However she has been the only Conservative PM that I can feel a modicum of respect, due to her integrity. She was not self-servicing like her predecessors and those who came after her.

[andydrew]

Her record whilst in the home office would suggest it definitely wasn't about others with her.

[yaboiyoshio]

It's really wild how Theresa May of all people ended up being the most graceful, honorable and respectable of this era of conservative prime ministers

[mcbread]

Probably the most important topic she's ever brought up and its as an exit, when the house is near empty, we currently have some absolute nutters who are pushing their own agenda, not the publics.

[starmersbarber]

A decent and articulate speech indeed. She may end up in the same bracket as John Major...not totally annoying...and it's a pity that she was surrounded by some truly awful and nasty people during her time. Despite her Tory flaws and mistakes made in politics, she's almost a goddess compared to Sunak, Truss, Johnson...and Cameron before her. I reckon history may be a bit more kind to her than these others.

[DonnaHetherington]

You stitched us up good and proper may