Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May appeared "cross and insulted" by Tory MP John Hayes as he praised Priti Patel as Home Secretary hinting the former Prime Minister was an "apologist of miscreants" when she led the Home Office. The Conservative backbencher began by telling Home Secretary Priti Patel her position in Government is "causing excitement" in the nation.
Mr Hayes then took a swipe at former Prime Minister Theresa May as he appeared to claim she was an "apologist of miscreants".
The Tory MP was then caught by the parliamentary cameras looking across his bench at the former Tory leader. He said: “Her acquisition of this role is causing great excitement in South Holland and The Deepings and across the nation.
“Because at last, we have a Home Secretary who is not an apologist of miscreants and believes, as my constituents do, that people who cause mayhem and misery should be caught, convicted and locked up for a very long time.”
Commenting on the exchange, Change UK The Independent Group leader Anna Soubry tweeted that Mrs May was "cross and insulted".
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