Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
But if you don't believe that your party is the best option for the country, you shouldn't be trying to achieve power, agreed? By the same token, if you believe that your party is the best option for the country, you have a duty to try to achieve power, surely?
Of course. The problem stems from believing that the interests of party and country are the same thing. Political parties are built to gain power, not to exercise it. So while it is May's job to run the country it is the Party Chairman's job to win the next election.

This was not her decision alone.