Theresa May's final Number 10 interview - BBC News 

The camera operator on May must be drunk.

She seems like a very dignified and gracious woman who Did the best she could as Prime Minister.

She seems kind of reasonable when you watch this

Regardless of political ideology, I really think that Theresa May has a good, kind heart, and that is the most important thing of all.

Best dancer in UK! period.

She's not a bad person and I do believe she did want to make Brexit happen. She took the job when nobody wanted it and did her best to ensure the public get what they voted for. What went wrong was how she tried to please both sides; that is simply not possible. The deal wasn't what people had in mind when they voted and I don't think she 100% took people's concerns into account. It's wrong to blame her, though. It's the self serving MPs that for 3 years have been doing their very best to destroy Brexit because they didn't like the result. If she didn't have Brexit to sort out I do believe she would've made a good PM and would've done a lot more for this country. Despite the dancing, she has been a good representative of the UK and we should wish her well.

She's a most admirable and sincere lady

I love that in her final interview - she closes with the words 'national interest' - only appropriate considering those two words were all she ever really said.

Thanks for everything. Right prime minister, wrong time. No one would have been popular. You can’t win with either side.

I think someone who showed courage to lead the Country at the crucial time of referendum and now almost stabilised (with or without brexit deal in the parliament) the politics (from outside world view) to take its own rightful decision, she endured the most crucial non-war time of any prime minister with full conviction and nationality spirit. With this, I shall congratulate her for an endearing service and wish her for future discourse. - Right and Ethical Politics - From India. Thank you

Mrs. May! You are a very wise woman with an amazing personality! This interview has changed my mind about you! Thank you for your dedication and hard-work!

I don't vote Conservative but I have always liked Theresa May. I think she's a nice person.

I love you, Theresa May. All the best of the best.

It's so nice to see a bit more of Theresa's personality. A lot of the time, it felt like she had put a massive wall up and gave out the absolute bare minimum of information about Brexit and, indeed, herself. Her own thoughts and opinions were rarely made clear, and I think this would have helped her a lot if she was more transparent. However, I understand why she was like that. I don't think that I would have been able to cope, personally, with the sheer amount of pressure that she was under, without putting up those walls to protect myself. Brexit is and Brexit was a poison chalice. Anyone who touches it is doomed to ruin. There are vast amounts of people who want to stay in the EU, and there are equally vast amounts of people who want to leave. Everyone has different reasons for their opinion on this. Consequently, there are infinite amount of opinions on how we should leave and on what terms, and, in the case of remaining, what remaining should look like. Trying to bring together an entire, truly divided, nation, under these circumstances, is an impossible task. Whether you like her or loathe her as a politician, I have always felt sympathy for her as a human being. There have been many times where I have seen her in parliament, or on the news, and have thought that she was either about to cry her eyes out or have a break down. The amount of comments that she has received that are personal in nature and, really, akin to bullying is amazing. Even in parliament itself, her place of work, she received so much abuse. Of course, she didn't deliver on Brexit, she's influenced decisions on the welfare 'reforms' that have been negatively received, and her premiership could be described as an utter disaster. But please, people, remember that she is a human being, and I doubt that any one of us could have performed better. To have gone through one of the most distressing and horrid experiences and to have, by sheer luck, survived it until the end is a success, to her merit. Let's just hope that we have a general election, so that our voice can be heard and this mess can get a bit closer to a resolution. The two muppets that we're destined to be left with are definitely not suitable for the job. Although this issue has been one of obsession and division, let us try to remember that life is very short, and we should all do our best, in our individual ways, to be joyful and positive towards one another. Brexit hasn't only divided the nation, but it's broken friendships and caused rifts in families. Is this what we want? Brexit is out of our hands now and what will be will be, so let us all try to make an effort to mend and nurture relationships that have been damaged throughout this ordeal. Good luck, everyone!

Even when she has nothing left to lose and no reason to do it, she will not answer awkward questions.

Brilliant exit interview Ms May. You've been brilliant and so resilient - now get some well needed rest. The 2nd British Female Prime Minister is a wonderful achievement and one to be proud of. It's a shame that MPs wouldn't allow you to deliver on Brexit and it's been frustrating on so many levels. Thank you for your service!

Great Interview. I don't like to hear the Break Up described as a Divorce, it was never a Marriage but Rather and "Arranged Marriage" that we have chosen not to be forced into.. Best wishes to Theresa, she is a strong and intelligent Prime Minister, whether we agree with her or not.

Actually, in her last breath as leader, she did do something right which made me very glad. In the present media wake toward the awful treatment against men, she mentions how her husband supports her. Thank you Lady for mentioning your partner, your companion. You just don't hear it anymore. I hope to hear and see people appreciating each other better, especially between men and, women.

When you'd rather have theresa may than any of the conservative leader candidates

I hope the future will have English subtitles for all BBC programs :)

After 1 billion interviews, the interview is still not over.

She is really a good person, I respect her and I'm sad to see who will be the next prime minister...

"Laura kuensburg your sychophantic interview is disturbing but then again your reporting on the Conservative's and Theresa May in particular was so biased it was sickening a friend saying good bye to an old friend and saying don't worry Theresa i will always support your party and your successor."

I'm not a conservative, however I really liked May. She was a very intelligent and beautiful prime minister. Brexit is what really made her tenure as PM short-lived. The UK, in my view, was better for having had May in office.

She was asked to list her achievements. This never made the edit as she couldn't stop laughing for thinking too hard

Not a fan of TM but she had an extremely difficult job that no-one in the current parliament would be able to complete, especially with so many of those whose only achievement has been constant bullying and criticism.

We, the British people, love you Theresa. We love you so much.

The public didn't vote for a deal, THEY VOTED TO LEAVE. We tried for a deal in 2014, it didn't work.

Some may not like her but I myself felt she was a good woman who wanted to do her best for our country

Deception is not moving forward. It's being dragged backwards by sneaks. Still trying to make her look as if it's not her fault so they can wheel. Her out again later.

To be honest, she stands up pretty well here. I wont miss her but I don't begrudge her efforts.

Now there’s a thing upon suffering beyond suffering the poor will rise again and it shall be a blessing to a sick nation?

You were slow and ineffective in your previous post. Just a hanger on to try to stay in the job. Good riddance.

She said she would have the deal done, it’s not. She said she’d be out by June. It’s now mid July.

Strange that she never mentioned Grenfell!?

Don't pay the TV tax.

To go though your whole life without doing anything good or leaving any type of legacy must be horrid to her. at leased her kids will not be embarrassed by what she did not do.( no children) She will be easily forgotten.

I think she is a decent human being.

Best of luck in future, Theresa! You did the best you could, with the cards that you were dealt, hold your head high!

One just always gets the sense that when she's asked a question, she goes into her mental toolbox of acceptable answers. She oozes vulnerability, but bad vulnerability. It's good to be honest and introspective and show that to people. But she seems to be trying to hide it.

Hello, Congratulation. That's a great patriotic, smart and honorable act. Thank you. Good Receipt. Check Al Green.

All the best Ma'am.

She tried bless her

A lovely lady and PM betrayed by her own party - Thank you for all you tried to do Mrs May, enjoy the rest of your life

As an outside observer of British politics, I was madly excited about her premiership. Like some people say, she was prime minister at the wrong time. In a way, a Brexiteer should have been a PM instead of her or another Remainer.

I don't understand why people are so annoyed about the frendliness of this interview. There is plenty of footage of her being pilloried. I want to see how she reacts in a NORMAL interview, the sort that bascially every non politician gets.

How difficult it's to bring a change.

At the time I didn't like her much. Now I believe she was the best Tory prime minister since 2010.

I swear, I love Theresa May more than my country. I hope we will make change we will give Uk all judgements and Prime Minister of my country and the president of my country

It was your Treaty they didn't want to vote for, NOT A deal...A Treaty that would have tied UK in without a voice...you failed Mrs May.

This entire interview is going to be such a surreal source of evidence for historians

Dancing with the robot.

Very good interview!

Wonderful Mrs Theresa May hard working lady. I will miss her has our PM.

Leave means leave, Brexit means Brexit, No deal is better than bad deal....those saying by T May will stick in people's mind for a long time, She failed in all negotiation and betrayed the voters. Good buy T May.

That camera work is pretty shaky...

Under-rated PM. - and that's from a Labour / Greenie.

One of the best we had ❤️

Theresa May is standing down, but she is a strong woman. Over the coming months and years, she will be seen as right for what she was attempting to do for the people of this country. To deliver Brexit fully and with an excellent deal!

Wow this comment section is surprisingly civil that’s uplifting.

right women, wrong time! She inherited a mess and wasn't given the chance to fix it...

On a side note this interview made me really want to go on a tour of 10 Downing St 😉 Sadly they don't exist for us mere plebs

Why is the camera so unstable?

Locketts and Lemsip sales increased in her 3 years

Good Riddance. Best of luck with the next one!

"A country run for everyone not just the few". Yeah how's that working out for us 99%?

Who is holding the camera at Mrs May ?!?!? Shaking it Omg hurting my eyes 😱

3 wasted years useless at the Home office useless as PM, what a joke.

On a bleak dark night, with a full moon stabbing through thick rain heavy clouds. A sinister creepy shadow claws its way to an old creaking door. Suddenly! A terrifying shreik fills the night. Oh.... it's you Mam, welcome home. Then the policeman closes the door of 10 downing street.

Thank you Kuenssberg, well done. Prime Minister May has been very next in many answers to every one... Her Personal way will hold many compliments!...

Merkel must be behind that camera pointing at May 🤦🏻‍♂️

Whether you like Jellyfish May or not, you have to admit, speaking from a remainers position, she did an outstanding job of trying to keep us in the corrupt, undemocratic, German, sorry, slip of the tongue, European Union. If only she had been on my side, I voted to leave the European Union, I never voted for a deal nor did I want to stay in the customs union, in fact, I wanted to cut ties altogether. That is what I understood leaving meant, not some half-baked deal.

I'm not from the UK, so I understand my opinions are not based on a personal connection: citizen to leader. I've been following UK politics for years now, as I am a big political nerd and have a major interest in global affairs. Anyway, I don't hate Theresa May. To think of her as Cameron's successor if UK had voted to remain, how would we judge her record? She's a Tory, first of all. She's not far-right, but she is right-wing. And her record in government reflects Tory values--to an extent. She also inherited Cameron's austerity legacy. But because of Brexit, everything that has happened: Grenfell, Terrorist Attacks, Public Services Funding, Poverty, Rough Sleeping, et al, all comes under the Brexit umbrella. She's a strange person, honestly. When she's in the House of Commons she's in her element, but among people she seems not sure of herself. And no, let's stop with the fact that she's a robot or a puppet of the NWO or any other conspiracy stuff. I'm glad this interview is personal rather than political. We get to see her for her. That's a healthy thing for the people to see their leader as him/herself. She is awkward. She doesn't cold or reserved, just awkward. It is cringe at first but after 3 yrs you're used to it. When she was an MP/Home Sec and did interviews, I didn't sense the same awkwardness. I judge her domestic record in gov't as the Conservative she is. I judge her record on Brexit on three fronts: 1. Remainer 2. The State of the Conservative Party 3. The Poisoned Chalice that is Brexit. Regarding 1, she voted to Remain, why she won the contest in 2016 is beyond me. But perhaps a softer Brexit rather than hard seemed like the best way to achieve consensus in the HoC. But let's be honest, no matter what deal she and the EU would've produced, the HoC would've said no. The Irish Backstop problem lost the DUP support, which lost a government majority. She wanted to first please her party, specifically DUP and ERG/Far-right, but that failed, and also meant a Brexit that the EU wasn't willing to give, then cross-party talks failed because Labour only wanted her to fail to trigger GE and make Conservatives look bad. Regarding 2, the Tories woke up to a Leave vote as a broken party, nothing Theresa May could've done was going to change that. She could have had one vision, but her cabinet and party all had their own personal ones and failed the country because of it. 3, I agree with a lot of what people are saying: Brexit is poisonous. Cameron, May, Hunt, Johnson, Corbyn, anybody, they couldn't have done or could not do differently because in the end it's the EU that ultimately decides and the EU are done with the UK (more like fed up)--except they still want Scotland and NI in or to reverse brexit altogether. She was a bad PM, in that if you're not a conservative. She was also a weak leader. But her intentions were good, for that I respect her. I certainly prefer her to Johnson and I don't see Hunt doing any better than her, same Tory, different person.

God she sounds like a different person. So much more natural and fluent in expressing her thoughts. A good conversationalist, even. Not much trace of the Maybot. I think her personality was just not right for the role. She’s not a salesperson.

30 years later

You're the weakest link...………….GOOD BYE!!!

Is Liz Truss's picture on the staircase?

Mind you Dodgy David Cameron left the mess so it's his fault for being a useless man. He left cos he new he dug a hole. Then Theresa may had to sort it out.

Well, I've turned over a new leaf, I am now going to make a concerted effort at being 'normal' ... Can someone pass me the lipstick please?

I want a prime minister.That doesn't give a crap about 'Been on call'

She seems like a lovely lady. Hope you’ll get good PM

Dont see how a new PM will solve the problems. We need a general Election

Awful camera work, gives me a headache and I just can’t watch it!

Don't be sorry for her, she will get a good job at the European Union for all her good work.

Nobody would have been doing better then her in that sudden circumstance. She's done her best I suppose.

Here comes the dancing Queen....one of the most unpopular PM ever..

The very best deal was the first one that Theresa May supported. Remember, she was a supporter of remain long before she supported leave. Switching positions is dishonest unless you can say why. Would she suddenly support Labour if the Labour Party wins an election? Just because one third of her parliamentary party and UKIP persuaded 51 point something of the voters in the referendum to vote for something that was never realistic is not a good reason for changing one's mind.

Get arnab goswami interviewed Theresa may, it will be like kapil sharma show. 🤣😂

She was the People's Princess

No deal is better than a bad deal and May's deal would have left us under EU control which is not Brexit

ERG is about to be in charge! Looking forward to their delivering of all their promises!

The interviewer only has one question, "Did it drive you mad, with frustration and anger?" more variety and depth would have been nice.

If Parliament wanted BREXIT we would be OUT before NOW.

Just drop the keys through the letterbox when you go.

every citizen in UK could re-look and read the Brexit deal document for more thinking and talking it

The British government's very own Metropolitan Police have said they "respect the rights of the media" following a warning to journalists, seen as a direct attack on press freedom. *Tommy Robinson slight cough.*

Theresa's comment on trump's attitude towards her is outstanding indeed. I quote ' America relationship with the UK is not about 2 persons' but more about the history of two countries where they stood shoulder to shoulder. She is so professional in her speech and tactful in her answers. Hats off Theresa. Your background is british and trump's background is his ego

A strong lady whom I admire a lot.

Yes right

She was pretty much bullied out of the job by the ERG.