WHEN did we last have such an error-strewn Prime Minister ? She has made at least three monumental errors of judgment during her brief occupancy of 10 Downing Street.

Let us start with the so-called political coup in January when she was the first foreign leader to visit President Donald Trump after an invitation was extended by her to the President to make a state visit to the UK. That invitation has been shown to have been premature, inappropriate and embarrassing.

The brash and abrasive Mr Trump has also since shown how valuable he views the special relationship by the derogatory way he addressed Mrs May during “Britain First” tweet episode.

Then we had the General Election. Having ruled out an early election, she decided to go for a snap poll. She lost her working majority with a hung parliament and finished up with a confidence and supply agreement with the DUP for whom she had to find funding of £1 billion for Northern Ireland. Events have shown what a hostage to fortune that arrangement proved to be.

Finally, one has to question her political nous in not ensuring the text on the border between the north and south of Ireland, had been put to the DUP for consideration.

That is a mistake of huge proportions with profound implications. As a result, the UK has suffered a serious loss of face not assuaged by Jean-Claude Juncker’s patronising remarks about Mrs May being a “tough negotiator and not an easy one”.

How many more egregious blunders have we to witness during Mrs May’s tenure ? It is not a satisfactory situation that the main props to her remaining in office are disquiet about who might succeed her from within the Conservative party and fear of the leader of Labour Party finding a new home in Downing Street .

Ian W Thomson,

38 Kirkintilloch Road,

Lenzie.