‘Like asking the captain of the Titanic for navigation tips’: May is ridiculed for getting advice from David Cameron on how to do Brexit
- Theresa May is said to have ‘war gamed’ Brexit options with David Cameron
- The PM is battling for her political life as she faces crunch confidence vote
- Critics say tips from Mr Cameron is like ‘navigation advice from Titanic captain’
Theresa May was ridiculed today after it emerged she has been getting tips from David Cameron on how to push through Brexit.
The former PM is said to have ‘war gamed’ options with Mrs May in a recent phone call as she faces the threat of being ousted.
Mrs May is engaged in a desperate fight for political survival as MPs vow to vote down the deal she has thrashed out with Brussels.
But Labour’s David Lammy said Mr Cameron ‘gambled the country’s future and lost’.
‘This is like asking the captain of the Titanic for navigation tips,’ he said.
David Cameron (right) is said to have ‘war gamed’ options with Theresa May (left) in a recent phone call as she faces the threat of being ousted
Labour’s David Lammy said Mr Cameron ‘gambled the country’s future and lost’
It is understood Mr Cameron speaks the the PM ‘from time to time’, but does not consider himself an ‘adviser’.
Mrs May narrowly survived a Tory confidence vote last week, and is now trying to avert a major Cabinet meltdown.
Ministers including Amber Rudd and Greg Clark are urging her to let Parliament vote on other Brexit options if her deal is defeated – with a second referendum on the table.
But the premier has again flatly dismissed the idea of another national ballot, and aides fear a Commons free-for-all would merely plunge the situation further into chaos.
Mr Cameron declared backing for his successor last week hours before she humiliatingly pulled a crunch vote on her deal.
‘I hope Conservative MPs will back the PM in the vote today,’ he said.
‘We need no distractions from seeking the best outcome with our neighbours, friends and partners in the EU.’
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He has previously insisted he does not regret calling the EU referendum – despite admitting his is ‘very concerned’ about the Brexit chaos.
The former PM has been widely lashed for calling the divisive vote and then immediately quitting after Remain lost.
But he said he was right to call the referendum because he ‘made a promise’ to voters that he would hold one.
Quizzed by reporters as he got in his car, he refused to answer questions on whether he should apologise to the British people for the political mess.
Confronted about the chaos, Mr Cameron said: ‘Of course I don’t regret calling a referendum.
‘I made a promise during the election to call a referendum and I called the referendum.
‘Obviously I am very concerned about what is happening today, but I do support the Prime Minister in her efforts to have a close partnership with the European Union that is the right thing to do and she has my support.’
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