Theresa May: Compromise should not be a poisonous word in politics
by Geordie Greig
May 27, 2024
3 minutes
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Theresa May urged compromise as an honourable solution in politics during a period she describes as the most divisive for Westminster she has experienced in her lifetime.
“Compromise is not a poisonous word. You should not have to be 100 per cent with someone or 100 per cent against. Polarisation is bad for politics,” she said.
She was speaking at the Hay-on-Wye literary festival where she lambasted her “bete noire” –
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