Theresa May’s final statement in Downing Street before she left for Buckingham Palace was very dignified and generous to her successor. She offered her ‘warm congratulations’ to Boris Johnson and wished him ‘every good fortune in the months and years ahead’. As with her performance at Prime Minister’s Questions, May was keen to emphasise her commitment to continuing in public service, saying:
‘I am about to leave Downing Street but I am proud to continue as the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead. I will continue to do all I can to serve the national interest.’
It was not an emotional statement, nor was it one in which May really sought to justify herself, either by arguing that she had tried her best to get MPs to sign up to a Brexit deal, or by listing her achievements in office in the hope that someone might remember them.
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