When he was Prime Minister, John Major found his predecessor Margaret Thatcher to be an ‘intolerable’ backseat driver. Yet no matter how polite he has been to his successors as Conservative leaders, he hasn’t been all that helpful to the two who’ve ended up, by hook or by crook, becoming Prime Minister. Previously he has criticised David Cameron’s approach to governing, and today he raised serious concerns about the prospect of a pact between the Conservatives and the DUP. Speaking to the World at One, Sir John said:
‘Let me make several points about it. I am concerned about the deal, I am wary about it, I am dubious about it, both for peace process reasons but also for other reasons as well. That said, all my life I’ve been a Conservative, I very much want Mrs May to succeed as Prime Minister and to stay as Prime Minister and I understand why she wishes to shore up her Parliamentary position.
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