Theresa May makes coded attack on Boris Johnson in final speech

Outgoing PM takes aim at ‘rancour and bitterness’ of ‘absolutist’ Brexit zealots. In a defensive final speech of her premiership, Theresa May has taken a coded swipe at the “absolutism” of politicians like Boris Johnson as the Commons prepared for another tense showdown over efforts to halt a no-deal Brexit. May took aim at the folly of those in her party who pursued ideological purity at any price, though repeatedly declined the opportunity for self-reflectio