BRIGHT FUTURE
Theresa May says ‘our future is what we make it’ as she vows to defy Project Fear and make Britain boom after Brexit
The Prime Minister conducted a Q&A session with workers at a Newcastle engineering firm
THERESA MAY yesterday insisted Brexit Britain’s future “is what we make it” as she hit back at doom-mongers.
Just hours after it emerged Amazon believe a No-Deal will trigger RIOTS the PM issued a rallying cry to workers in the North-East.
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Challenged by the staff of a Newcastle manufacturing business about gloomy economic predictions, the PM insisted experts had been wrong before.
And she insisted the country had “real opportunities” once we leave the EU.
She said: “Many people said immediately after the Referendum we would see a collapse in our economy, and in fact our economy has continued to grow.
“We have huge benefits in the UK with our entrepreneurship, our innovation, our skillset, our workforces – we can really take those opportunities and have a brighter future.”
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Theresa May reveals she cooks for her husband, goes on long walks and watches NCIS to relax
Just hours earlier, furious MPs blasted Amazon after it emerged a UK exec had warned Britain will face “civil unrest” within weeks of a No Deal Brexit next Spring.
Doug Gurr, the retail giant’s UK manager, told Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab about his fears on Friday
Eurosceptic MPs accused Amazon of launching a new ‘Project Fear’. Jacob Rees Mogg stormed: “It’s self serving silliness.
“Amazon is probably worried about its potential VAT liability once we are free to set the rules on its activities outside the EU.”
PM reveals she takes her mind off the day job by cooking for her husband and watching NCIS
THERESA May likes to relax from the stresses of her day job by watching American crime dramas and cooking for her husband, she admitted today.
The PM also repeated her love of going for long walks - even though it was a walking holiday that triggered last year's disastrous snap election.
During her Q&A in Newcastle today, a worker asked the PM: "You probably have the world's most stressful job at the moment - how do you cope and how do you unwind?"
Mrs May laughed and replied: "I like walking, my husband and I enjoy going walking when we can.
"I enjoy cooking, which has a benefit because I get to eat it as well as make it... I have over 150 cookbooks.
"I do enjoy if I get the time watching - does anybody here know the American crime show NCIS? - I quite like watching NCIS when I can."
The PM is also known for her love of cricket, and recently joined the exclusive MCC club based at Lord's.
Last year her devotion to walking got her into serious trouble - because while in Wales with her husband, she made up her mind to call the General Election which lost her a Commons majority.
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Half-baked
THE PM stirred memories of her wooden 2017 election campaign yesterday when asked how she relaxes.
In a stilted Q&A session, she told staff at Newcastle firm Reece she walks and cooks.
She added: “I enjoy cooking, which has a benefit because I get to eat it as well as make it. I have over 150 cookbooks.”
She was dubbed the Maybot last year as a 20-point lead disappeared.
Theresa May urges women workers to use their own skills and not copy the men
Simon Clarke MP added: “This may be peak Project Fear. Always dangerous to call it, of course, because there are always new heights of nonsense to be scaled.”
The PM’s deputy spokeswoman insisted there was “no evidence” to support Amazon’s incendiary claims.
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But Lib Dem Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said the warning reflected spiralling fears of a “Brexit disaster”.
He said: “Warnings of this nature from leading business leaders are embarrassing for the Tories, and deeply worrying for the public when it comes to the state of our economy.
“The Tories are delivering an absolute mess of a Brexit. Time is running out to be prevent this disaster, and when it comes to Brexit there is no returns policy.”
Theresa May tells women workers to 'be yourself' and not try and copy men to get ahead
WOMEN in business should back themselves and not try to copy men to get ahead, the Prime Minister said today.
Theresa May called on high-powered female workers to "show your skills" in order to find career success.
The PM was asked by an engineer in Newcastle: "As a female working in a male-dominated environment, what advice would you give to other females working in such environments?"
Mrs May said: "Believe in yourself, be yourself.
"What I say to women in politics and business generally is don't feel you have to do a job in the way that the men do it.
"You've got skills, you should show your skills."
She was one of just 13 female Tory MPs when she first entered Parliament in 1997.
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