School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Tim Bale, Theresa May has a plan to win back support in the UK

8 July 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to relaunch her political mission to deliver Brexit and help ordinary working people, as she tries to put last month’s disastrous election result behind her, according to a senior government official. The problem is that voters still believe May’s “credibility is shot to pieces” and her “authority is draining away,” according to Professor Tim Bale. “It’s doubtful she can restore either by some kind of relaunch…indeed, it could even make her look more desperate than she already is.”
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