‘My insulin is produced in the EU. So I know how important this is’
THERESA MAY was compared to Neville Chamberlain and told she should resign as she faced members of the public for the first time since the Cabinet agreed her Brexit deal.
Yesterday morning the Prime Minister took part in a phone-in on LBC, two days after the draft Withdrawal Agreement was published.
She spoke of her personal concerns over a no-deal Brexit, revealing the medicine she takes for her diabetes is produced in Denmark.
Later, Mrs May described husband Philip as the “rock” who has supported her through a week of chaotic scenes and Cabinet resignations.
In a tribute to her husband of 38 years, she said that he felt the pain of personal attacks made against her.
“It’s often harder for the other half because they are watching it and feel protective and think ‘Why are they saying that to my wife?’ He does feel some of the hurt,” she told the Daily Mail. She added: He is my rock. It’s hugely important to have somebody there who is supportive of you, not involved in the intricacies of politics but there to provide human support.’
Mrs May had earlier told LBC listeners that she rejected the suggestion that she is a “modern-day” Neville Chamberlain, the prime minister mocked for claiming he had secured peace with Germany a year before the Second World War broke out. Mrs May’s phone-in highlights:
Q: In the Cabinet meeting when Matt Hancock said he couldn’t guarantee that no one would die as a result of that no deal, how did you react?
TM: [This] is an issue that I feel personally. I am a type 1 diabetic, I depend on insulin every day, as it happens my insulin is produced by a company in the European Union. So I know this is a matter of importance.
Q: Do you consider yourself the modern-day Chamberlain?
TM: No, I don’t. [We’re] not going to be locked in for ever to something that we don’t want. What we’re doing is negotiating a deal that means that we can take back control of our borders.
Q: Why do you think you should stay on as Prime Minister when you have failed to [deliver on] the referendum result?
TM: A lot of people who voted leave wanted to make sure that decisions on things like who could come into this country would be taken by us in the UK and not by Brussels. And that’s exactly what the deal I’ve negotiated delivers.