Commenting on Theresa May’s resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from June 2019, South Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth said,

“Theresa May’s legacy will be to leave our country bitterly divided and in chaos. After promising to tackle the injustices that exist in our society three years ago, she has failed to lift people of out of poverty across South Scotland as food bank use increases and the most vulnerable suffer as a result of Universal Credit. Her cuts to public spending are hitting our schools and hospitals. Those other Cabinet Ministers who backed Theresa May and her failed Brexit deal every step of the way should now also consider their own positions and whoever takes over from her should call a General Election and let the people decide our country’s future”