Brexit crisis: British PM facing leadership challenge

While chaos swirls in Westminster, British people have been reacting with concern, anger and a healthy dose of apathy to the latest developments in the Conservative Party.

Residents in Prime Minister Theresa May’s constituency of Maidenhead have been giving CNN their views on the political drama.

“I thought Thatcher was bad enough but this one is worse,” Valeria Williams said. “At least Thatcher when she made a decision, she stayed with it, but this one, she changes her mind every day.”

Dinesh Patel was more forgiving. “I think it’s hard, it’s a difficult time for us right now. Hopefully the whole Parliament will support her to go through it,” he said.

And he warned that a general election or second referendum may not ease divisions. “I think it’s a whole hassle to go through the election again. People may change their opinion because now everybody has better information about Brexit but potentially there’s also an option where we may have the same 50-50,” he said.

A more brutal take came from Tony, who declined to give his surname.

“Couldn’t care less,” he said of the outcome of the vote tonight, calling May and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn “idiots.”

“Best possible is that they all jump in the Thames and that’s the last we see of them all, but that’s unlikely to happen,” he added.

Watch their interviews below:

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