Britain’s papers have given their verdicts on Theresa May’s resignation, her premiership and what politicians should do next for the country.
The Daily Telegraph, which called for Mrs May’s resignation on Thursday, says Mrs May will leave Number 10 “far too late” and “having wasted precious time”.
While having showed “unwavering dedication” to the job, “her list of achievements is pitifully short”, the paper says.
The Guardian says Mrs May’s legacy is “poisonous” and that she was “doomed by her failure to face honestly the real choices of Brexit, and to make her party face them too”.
“There was some pathos in Theresa May’s attempt today to list accomplishments in government to offset her colossal failure to take Britain out of the European Union,” the paper says “So she passes on an insoluble problem to a successor who can only win the job by promising to do the impossible. It is a miserable and poisonous legacy.”
The Times says Mrs May’s failure was “self-inflicted” and that her successor will need to “be realistic about what is achievable”.