The former secretary for international development said that ordinary voters would like to see a change of leadership and that UK prime minister Theresa May was “part of the problem”.
“I don’t think we can continue like this,” ex-secretary for international development Priti Patel said following early polling results which indicated a loss of over 300 Tory councillors across the UK.
"People have categorically said [Theresa May] is part of the problem"
Conservative ex-minister Priti Patel says #LocalElections2019 losses show her party needs "a change of leadership" https://t.co/KjBEM4RVeP pic.twitter.com/GXs2v6TT98
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