Tory MP apologises profusely to the Irish people for the behaviour of her party in recent years

"I'm embarrassed to be a Conservative."

Conservative MP Anna Soubry appeared as a guest on Morning Ireland on Wednesday and took the opportunity to apologise on behalf of the Conservative Party for their behaviour towards Ireland in recent years. In recent months, some provocative and ignorant comments about Ireland from the likes of Boris Johnson, David Davis, Priti Patel have been well documented and that was before it emerged that an unnamed Conservative MP recently remarked that "the Irish should know their place" in relation to the Brexit negotiations. With all that in mind, Soubry was profusely apologetic following a call for a vote of no confidence in Theresa May's leadership and the turmoil in the Conservative Party. During May's address at Downing Street on Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister unsurprisingly confirmed that she will not be coming to Dublin and that she "will contest that (no confidence) vote with everything I have got". Prior to May's speech, Soubry spoke eloquently about Anglo-Irish relations and stated: “Not even the Conservative Party could be so foolish to remove leader at this time... embarrassed to call myself a Conservative.” Soubry also called on her fellow party members to "grow up" and start thinking of the future. Regarding the recent stance on Irish affairs, she said : "I can only apologise for the atrocious behaviour of my colleagues.” Nicola Sturgeon echoed these sentiments. https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1072774180620419072 Soubry's remarks left an impression on those that were listening. https://twitter.com/AodhanORiordain/status/1072770754767396864 https://twitter.com/PaddyMcKenna/status/1072771366108188672 https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1072772218348863489 https://twitter.com/RhonaTarrant/status/1072771687391744000 https://twitter.com/CarrieGrif/status/1072770527733923840