Tory MPs have their say about Theresa May after casting vote

As they emerge from casting their vote on Theresa May’s leadership, Conservative MPs are commenting on the PM’s performance.

Anti-Brexit campaigners outside the Houses of Parliamentas Tory MPs vote on Theresa May’s leadership. Picture: AFP.

Conservative MPs are currently voting on Theresa May’s leadership. As they emerge from casting their vote, they are showing support for Mrs May but as one MP said: “My political colleagues are liars.”

Here are some other quotes:

Jacob Rees-Mogg: “After the general election the Prime Minister came in and took the room by storm, it was a triumph for her and gave people confidence. This was a very very half-hearted room in comparison with June 2017.”

Sarah Wollaston: I hope the (arch Brexiteer group of the Tory party) ERG lose badly and we can see the back of their pompous threats for a year.”

Margot James: “Proud to have voted in support of the PM, thank you to the many people who have contacted my office today to urge me to do just that.”

Nick Boles: “There is a lot of nonsense being put about by those who want to get rid of the Prime Minister tonight. I was sitting yards from her in the 1922. She was unambiguous. She will not be leading the Conservative Party into the next election.”

Tobias Ellwood: “What this has exposed is a group, a Tea Party if you like, a caucus that is determined to hijack where Brexit is going and they will be found out.”

Robert Buckland: “It is not her intention to lead the party in the 2022 general election. Quite rightly she is focusing on the here and now and the need for Brexit to be delivered.

“Her simple point why drop the pilot when the ship is coming into port?”

George Freeman: Powerful & moving moment in the #1922 as the PM makes clear that she has listened, heard & respects the will of the Party that once she has delivered an orderly Brexit, she will step aside for the election of a new Leader to lead the reunification & renewal we need. Respect.