The number of supporters for Theresa May to become the next Conservative party leader – and Prime Minister of the country – is growing.
Tonight, at a speech to the CBI, Reading West MP gave his support to the Maidenhead MP, whose constituency includes parts of Wokingham borough.
He praised her as the most experienced candidate in the leadership race, adding that he thinks she will be an excellent Prime Minister.
As the Prime Minister’s Special Infrastructure Envoy to India, Mr Sharma was keynote speaker at the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) annual India banquet taking place in the City of London. As well as his backing for Mrs May, Mr Sharma also talked about his role as the UK’s infrastructure envoy to India and the potential for bilateral trade.
Mr Sharma added that, following the referendum result, the country needs a strong and competent Prime Minister who is internationally respected and able to deliver the best deal for Britain in exit negotiations with the European Union.
He added: “I believe serious times call for a serious candidate. Someone who is very experienced at the highest levels. Someone who is highly competent. Someone who will command respect on the international stage.
“Of course, we have very many fine and able people in the Conservative Party who will be putting themselves forward for the highest office. In my party people want to get on to the front bench, not get off it. I believe the candidate with the most experience, most able to unite our country and steer us through some very choppy waters is Theresa May, our Home Secretary.
“Theresa has very real experience from the private sector and fantastic experience at the very top of government. She will command respect from Delhi to Dublin, from Brussels to Beijing. And Theresa May will work tirelessly for our country, as she has done every day over the past six years as Home Secretary.”
