Former colleagues say ex-PM will be 'sorely missed' in her role as MP for Maidenhead.
Compliments have flooded in for former Prime Minister Theresa May after she announced she would be standing down as an MP.But during her time as PM, she was also criticised for failing to win support for her Brexit withdrawal deal.Simon Dudley, former Conservative leader of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council, said she would be "sorely missed".
"I've worked for a lot of politicians over the years, but she is the one that really embodied that sense of service and duty.""It was being on the streets of Maidenhead, meeting people, going to the dry cleaners... because she felt that was kind of what kept her grounded."BBC South political reporter, Patrick O'Hagan, said: "Many former Prime Ministers walk away from politics as soon as their time is up, but Mrs May remained a committed local MP.
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