Forcing May out of office would be a big mistake – former UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd

The former UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that forcing Theresa May out of office would be a “total indulgence”.

Rudd reaffirmed her support for the Prime Minister and said she has “no interest” in mounting a leadership challenge.

Speaking on the BBC’s Newsnight programme, Ms Rudd said: “What we need is to back the Prime Minister and make sure that she has the public support of MPs so that she can get a deal with the EU.”

“The EU can see what’s going on here. We need to make sure that they’re clear that she is the Prime Minister that she has got our support.”

Amber Rudd says it would be “total indulgence” for the Conservatives to have a leadership election right now #newsnight | @AmberRuddHR |@KirstyWark | #brexit pic.twitter.com/wTi3pnk0rk

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) October 22, 2018

Ms Rudd said a leadership challenge would be “big mistake”.