Watch Theresa May Insist She Has Feelings After Maybot Jibe

The nickname has dogged the Prime Minister for months
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Theresa May insists she does have feelings as she reacted to her Maybot nickname.

The Prime Minister was branded with the tag in November 2016, when Guardian columnist John Crace mocked the Tory leader for her repetitive answers in an interview about Brexit.

The nickname slipped into common usage during this year’s General Election campaign, with May repeatedly accused of lacking emotion when engaging with the public.

This included her now infamous response to a nurse who asked for a pay rise that there is “no magic money tree”.

Ahead of her Conservative Party Conference speech on Wednesday, Channel 5 Political Editor Andy Bell asked May what she thought of her nickname.

“I’m certainly somebody with feelings. I don’t recognise that characterisation of myself.”

What does the Prime Minister think of her 'Maybot' nickname? @andybell5news asks her #CPC17 #Maybot pic.twitter.com/nxQefRxX5R

— 5News (@5_News) October 3, 2017

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Crace said he came up with the nickname after “a long period of observation.”

When asked about her reaction, he said: “I am thrilled she’s got feelings.”

That's exactly what a robot would say.

— Zeena Al-Obaidi (@ZeenaAlobaidi) October 3, 2017

In a separate interview with Channel 4, May was asked why everyone at the conference in Manchester was “so miserable.”

“Why is everyone so miserable?”

That was Jon Snow’s opening question to Theresa May in his interview at Conservative Party Conference. pic.twitter.com/V5IOj1NVCC

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 3, 2017
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