May ‘wasn’t very human’, claims city MP Phillips
BIRMINGHAM MP Jess Phillips has described former Prime Minister Theresa May as “not very human”.
The Yardley Labour MP was chatting with comedian Joe Lycett at the Edinburgh TV Festival when she made the comment.
She said of Mrs May: “She’s the only person I’ve ever met who actually gives off cold air. She’s not very human.
“We don’t all have to be avuncular or charismatic. We shouldn’t criticise people who are cold and like a crypt keeper.
“Theresa May would be crap on the telly. The whole wheat field thing was an example of that.
“She had other skills. It turns out being Prime Minister was not one of them.”
Ms Phillips also said attempting to reach out to the public beyond traditional news programmes can
be dangerous for a woman. She said: “I think that to limit yourself only to audiences that are interested in politics, traditional politics like watching Newnsight... it’s really ridiculous to be snobby and to limit yourself.
“But it’s also incredibly risky politically to do those things. Especially if you’re a woman.
“People will say you’re stupid and an attention seeker and you’re doing this for you. Boris Johnson never had those things said about him.
“It’s important that you beyond the traditional programmes, to convince politicians are real.”
The politician also said that while many people instinctively think those with Brummie accents are ‘common’, her accent had been a real blessing at times.
The way she spoke had been a great boost to her political career.
“It has been the greatest asset to me to have a regional accent,” she said. “In a political career, yes, definitely so.
“I think that they (the public) absolutely would accept a Brummie prime minister. They trust me because I have a regional accent.
“It’s been a massive boon to me. People will automatically think ‘you’re common because you’ve got a Brummie accent’.” move news people
She’s the only person I’ve ever met who actually gives off cold air.
Labour MP Jess Phillips