Conservatives delete picture of Theresa May from their website homepage after election disaster
The U-turn was highlighted by a Labour MP at Prime Minister's Questions today
THERESA MAY has been removed from the Conservatives' homepage for the first time since she became PM, it emerged today.
The party leader has previously featured prominently on the Tory website for the past year, in a bid to capitalise on her popularity.
But following the election debacle, her image was deleted from the homepage and replaced with large pictures of the Union Jack.
The embarrassing switch was carried out on the quiet after Mrs May lost her majority and saw her public image cratering.
It was highlighted today by Labour MP Toby Perkins as the PM's deputy was standing in for her at Prime Minister's Questions.
The backbencher said to Damian Green: “For the first time since she’s become PM her image has now been removed from the front page of the Conservative party website.
"Can the First Secretary tell us why she has gone from being the next Iron Lady to The Lady Vanishes?”
Mr Green, who became First Secretary of State after the election, responded by mocking Mr Perkins' past disloyalty to Jeremy Corbyn.
He said: "As recently as June last year, the honourable gentleman said the leader of the Labour party is 'not destined' to become Prime Minister and called on him to resign.
"I suggest he makes peace with his own front bench before he tries to make fun of ours."
The Tory election campaign was initially focussed around Mrs May's personality.
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But the party began to refocus away from the PM when her personal ratings began to slide and Mr Corbyn became more popular.
The Conservatives did not respond to a request for comment on why the website had been overhauled.