What did MPs praising outgoing Theresa May used to say about her?
The Conservatives are unifying for the first time in a while with outpourings of sympathy and respect for the prime minister.
Friday 24 May 2019 14:55, UK
Tory MPs have launched an outpouring of sympathy and respect for Theresa May in the wake of her promise to resign on 7 June.
Sky News takes a look at their tributes compared to previous comments they made about the soon to be ex-prime minister.
Boris Johnson
The former foreign secretary tweeted to thank Mrs May for her "stoical service to our country and the Conservative Party".
Previously he has likened her Brexit deal to strapping a suicide vest around Britain and called it "dangerous and unstable".
Jacob Rees-Mogg
"An unquestionably dutiful person left with dignity," was the reaction from the chair of the Brexiteer lobby known as the European Research Group.
He has previously accused Mrs May of losing her "moral authority" and held a press conference to declare he and other Brexiteer MPs were calling for her to be removed in a no-confidence vote.
Dominic Raab
One of the favourites to replace Mrs May, he called her resignation speech "dignified as ever" and added she "remains a dedicated public servant, patriot and loyal Conservative".
In the aftermath of his resignation in November, the former Brexit secretary said the UK should have made clearer it would never be "bribed or blackmailed" by the EU, adding: "I think there is one thing that is missing and that is political will and resolve. I am not sure that message has ever landed."
Nigel Dodds
"Whilst we have had differences with Theresa May on Brexit I have always found the prime minister very courteous and pleasant to work with on a personal basis. I thank her for her public service and wish her well."
That was the message from the deputy leader of the DUP - Mrs May's confidence and supply partner - who earlier this year attacked her for a "disappointing and inexcusable" refusal to stand up to Brussels.
Lucy Allan
A Tory backbencher, she wrote on Twitter "well said" to a tribute declaring "nobody could have worked harder or had a greater sense of public duty than the prime minister".
Last month she praised the rival Brexit party's "fantastic candidates" and said she "cannot stand by" after the government "disregarded" the 2016 referendum result.
Tom Pursglove
One of several Tory vice-chairs who resigned over Mrs May's leadership, he declared today that "nobody could ever for a moment doubt her commitment to public service and her love of our great country".
He has twice voted against the PM's Brexit deal, saying he could not "in all conscience vote to sign our country up to an international treaty that we have no ability to leave of our own accord".
Mark Francois
The ERG firebrand called it a "very sad" and "tragic" situation and when asked if he hounded out the prime minister said: "No, I don't think we did. I am afraid this was, in the end, self-inflicted."
It came a day after he made a throat-slitting gesture during Mrs May's address to parliament and bragged in a bid to kill her deal: "I'm not going to bank a lose. I was in the army, I wasn't trained to lose."
Steve Baker
Another prominent ERG member, he insisted his opposition had always been focused on Mrs May's Brexit policy, adding: "She made a very noble speech, nobody doubts the honour and integrity with which she has sought what she thought best, and I very much regret that we're in this position today."
He previously announced after a speech by the prime minister in parliament that he could "tear this place down and bulldoze it into the river" and that "these fools and knaves and cowards are voting on things they don't even understand".