SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: ‘May’s credibility is shot’: British prime minister undermined by election

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Colin Talbot a professor of government at Manchester University, said Conservatives were still defending May.

“She’s toast but they can’t admit it,” Talbot tweeted.

“At some point it becomes about the other senior Tories positioning themselves for the next leadership election and future cabinet,” Matthew Goodwin, an academic author of several books on Brexit and British politics, replied to Talbot.

Period9 Jun 2017

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  • Title‘May’s credibility is shot’: British prime minister undermined by election
    Media name/outletSouth China Morning Post
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryHong Kong
    Date9/06/17
    DescriptionColin Talbot a professor of government at Manchester University, said Conservatives were still defending May.

    “She’s toast but they can’t admit it,” Talbot tweeted.

    “At some point it becomes about the other senior Tories positioning themselves for the next leadership election and future cabinet,” Matthew Goodwin, an academic author of several books on Brexit and British politics, replied to Talbot.
    URLwww.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2097580/mays-credibility-shot-british-prime-minister-undermined-election
    PersonsColin Talbot

Keywords

  • UK politics
  • general election
  • Theresa May
  • Conservative Party