Andrea Leadsom was reported to have been crying, as a result of what she thought was a friendly, professional meeting with a Times reporter on Friday, where she was accused of saying as a mother she had the advantage over Theresa May in the race to be the next prime minister.
“I absolutely said, what I specifically said, is that motherhood should not play a part in the campaign,” says Leadsom. “I was pressed to say how my children had formed my views. I didn’t want it to be used as an issue. Having children has no bearing on the ability to be PM. I deeply regret that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise.”
When she was asked whether she would like to make an apology to Mrs. May, Leadsom replied saying “I’ve already said to Theresa how very I am for any hurt I have caused and how that article said completely the opposite of what I said and belive.”
Though how her message was passed to Mrs. May was not disclosed, but admitted how she has been under series of attack, under huge stress.
“I absolutely said, what I specifically said, is that motherhood should not play a part in the campaign,” says Leadsom. “I was pressed to say how my children had formed my views. I didn’t want it to be used as an issue. Having children has no bearing on the ability to be PM. I deeply regret that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise.”
When she was asked whether she would like to make an apology to Mrs. May, Leadsom replied saying “I’ve already said to Theresa how very I am for any hurt I have caused and how that article said completely the opposite of what I said and belive.”
Though how her message was passed to Mrs. May was not disclosed, but admitted how she has been under series of attack, under huge stress.
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