Theresa May admits she should have met Grenfell Tower survivors sooner and takes responsibility for Windrush scandal as ex-PM leaves House of Commons after 27 years

Theresa May has admitted she should have met Grenfell Tower survivors sooner after the 2017 tragedy when she was prime minister. Theresa May has admitted she should have met Grenfell Tower survivors sooner after the 2017 tragedy when she was prime minister The ex-premier, who is standing down from the House of Commons after 27 years, told a new ITV documentary she 'should have gone and met the victims' Mrs May faced an outcry after she initially did not meet survivors of the Grenfell Tower blaze, which claimed 72 lives, in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy on 14 June 2017 Mrs May faced an outcry after she initially did not meet survivors of the Grenfell Tower blaze, which claimed 72 lives, during a visit in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy on 14 June 2017. During the ITV documentary, Mrs May recounted the time Donald Trump took her hand while they walked outside the White House in 2017 In the documentary, senior minister Penny Mordaunt said she was told that a key part of Mrs May's Brexit deal was already set in stone after being agreed with former German chancellor Angela Merkel before Cabinet went to Chequers in 2018 to discuss it. Mrs May said comments made by her 2016 Conservative leadership election rival Dame Andrea Leadsom that being a mother made her a better candidate in comparison to the then-home secretary were 'unfortunate'.