Theresa May's first year as Prime Minister - Your MP's verdict
Find out what your MP made of Theresa May's first year as Prime Minister.
We spoke to 19 MPs from the Black Country and Staffordshire to find out how they viewed Theresa May's first year as Prime Minister.
Labour MPs
Tom Watson, West Bromwich East – Labour deputy leader
"Theresa May tried to break with the past when she became Prime Minister but in the end her own past caught up with her.
"She said she would reduce net immigration as PM but during seven years as Tory Home Secretary she consistently missed the immigration targets set by her own Government.
"She talked about crime and national security but she dramatically reduced the number of police when she was at the Home Office.
"After one year - and one general election she said she wouldn't call - the Prime Minister's reputation is in tatters because the British people saw through her.
"When a Prime Minister's credibility is lost it can never be recovered. That's why Labour remains on an election footing. Theresa May is unlikely to be celebrating many more anniversaries in No 10."
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Pat McFadden, Wolverhampton South East
“The Prime Minister ends her first year in power a diminished figure, shorn of power and authority.
"Her decision to go back on her word and call an early general election backfired spectacularly, robbing the Government of its majority and leaving her reliant on a deal with the DUP which is costing taxpayers throughout the country over £1 billion.
"Now she leads a weakened Government into the most important negotiations the country has carried out since the war. Almost everything has been put on hold in legislative terms because of the Government’s attempts to get to grips with Brexit.
And the only thing keeping her in office right now is fear among her Cabinet colleagues that replacing her would mean another election which the Tories fear they would lose."
Ian Austin, Dudley North
"I bet Theresa May wishes she could turn the clock back. She took the British people for granted by calling an unnecessary election, published a disastrous manifesto, refused to debate and couldn’t answer a straight question.
"She blew her majority and had to find £1 billion to get the DUP to save her job, but still won’t give nurses, police officers or teachers a decent pay rise.
"And whether you voted Tory or Labour, to leave the EU or remain, it’s bad news for the country as a whole that we’ve got such a weak Prime Minister taking us into the most difficult and complicated negotiations in history.
"This was the Home Secretary who cut police numbers by 20,000, allowed dangerous terrorists to go free by scrapping control orders and broke the Tories’ promises on knife crime.
"Why did anyone think her record as Prime Minister would be any better?"
Valerie Vaz, Walsall South, shadow leader of the House
“Theresa May’s first year as Prime Minister has been a series of failures.
"The Prime Minister has failed on her promise to help the ‘just about managing’. Public sector workers should not have to visit foodbanks and have their pay capped for so long.
£The Government have U-turned on significant manifesto pledges including scrapping the triple lock on pensions, means-testing the winter fuel allowance, expanding grammar schools, and scrapping free school meals. The Government have no policy left.
“The Prime Minister called a General Election because she wanted a bigger majority and now has a minority government pulling in separate directions. In her weakened position, she has asked Labour to help create policy and deliver on Brexit, despite initially trying to bypass Parliament. The Labour Party have an alternative vision.
“Under Theresa May’s leadership the Government cannot make a decision for the good of the country.”
Emma Reynolds, Wolverhampton North East – on maternity leave
She said last month: "Theresa May has learned nothing from the General Election.
"Her Government is giving additional investment to Northern Ireland so that she can govern with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party, while at the same time inflicting cuts to public services in Wolverhampton and other parts of England."
Eleanor Smith, Wolverhampton South West
“I don’t think it is for me to say whether the Prime Minister is doing a good job or not. I will not comment on that. I think that is a question for the Conservative MPs to answer how they think the last year has gone and not Labour.”
Adrian Bailey, West Bromwich West
“In 55 years in politics I have never seen a Prime Minister plummet in the eyes of the public and commentators alike so quickly.
"It all started with breaking the manifesto pledge not to raise National Insurance and the subsequent U-turn.
"The manifesto was awful, and rather than being strong and stable she showed herself as being weak with further U-turns.”
John Spellar, Warley
“I thought Theresa May was a hopeless Home Secretary and I have not seen anything over her first year in Number 10 to make me think she is not even more hopeless as Prime Minister.
"How long she stays now is in the hands of the Tories and until they think they have someone to replace her.
"She is heading for the exit.”
Conservative MPs
Gavin Williamson, South Staffordshire – Chief Whip
“I think most people will say it has been a year of ups and downs. She has got on with the job, and is getting on with the job, of delivering Brexit.
"No Prime Minister or party leader goes into an election wanting to come out with fewer MPs. Politics throws up the unexpected, the judge is how you deal with it.”
Margot James, Stourbridge – Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
"I was as shocked as anyone else by the BBC’s exit poll.
"But I was not surprised that Jeremy Corbyn fought a good campaign: campaigning is all he has done in 40 years so he has it down to a fine art.
"The Prime Minister, on the other hand, is better at governing than she is at campaigning for office."
Michael Fabricant, Lichfield
"It has been a rollercoaster of a year. Theresa May has been a highly competent Prime Minister just as she was home secretary, but she has also shown herself to be lacking in campaign skills.
"The question arises do we want a good campaigner but who is a lousy Prime Minister or someone who is a good Prime Minister but a lousy campaigner? I know which one I would choose."
Wendy Morton, Aldridge-Brownhills
"Theresa has made a determined start during her first year as Prime Minister, in particular that means focusing on delivering Brexit and getting on with the job of being in Government.
"Whilst of course there are challenges along the way she is demonstrating a quiet determination to get on with the job that she was elected to do.”
Amanda Milling, Cannock Chase
“The Prime Minister has faced many challenges in her first year including three terrorist attacks, the awful fire at Grenfell Tower and a disappointing election result. She has shown herself to be a capable leader through these incredibly difficult times.
"Brexit is by far the biggest challenge faced by a Prime Minister in decades and as we begin the complex negotiations with the EU the Prime Minister has shown that she can build strong relationships with other world leaders.
"This is something she should be commended for as these relationships will be critical to securing the best deal with the EU as well as fostering new trade deals for post-Brexit Britain.”
Mike Wood, Dudley South
“When you consider the position the Prime Minister found herself in following the EU referendum, I think she has done a very good job of keeping the country together.
"At that point there were fears the economy would crash, but what we are seeing now is record investment in the UK, record numbers of people in employment, and record low numbers of those unemployed – and that is no mean feat.”
James Morris, Halesowen & Rowley Regis
"Theresa May’s became PM a year ago with the clear objective and getting on with the job of implementing the will of the people as expressed in the EU referendum when a clear majority of the British people voted to leave the EU.
"She has made significant progress in achieving that - successfully triggering Article 50 to start the process of our exit negotiations and setting out a clear set of negotiating objectives in her Lancaster House speech.
"She also set out a clear vision of what she wanted to achieve in domestic policy in her first speech on the steps of Downing Street when she talked about tackling burning injustices.
"The recent election campaign was very difficult for her and some mistakes were made and lessons need to be learnt; but there is a huge amount of work to do to make a success of Brexit and continue to secure our economic future and she is best placed to lead the country through this challenging period."
Sir Bill Cash, Stone
“Although in Stone, my share of the vote was over 63 per cent and UKIP stood against me but lost their deposit, this was not reflected universally, although it was in certain parts of the country.
“We did get 42 per cent of the vote and it is the Conservative Party that is delivering on Brexit under Theresa May – and UKIP have lost credibility because we are doing the job of delivering on the outcome of the referendum.
“We need Brexit for the sake of our democracy and sovereignty, so that we can pass laws in our own Parliament which are in the national interest.
“We have a working majority and are delivering policies such as a full inquiry into the contaminated blood tragedy of the ’70s and ’80s and increasing health spending by £8 billion in real terms over the next five years.”
Jeremy Lefroy, Stafford
"Mrs May became Prime Minister last year at a time of great uncertainty after the country voted in the referendum to leave the EU.
"Her speech then on the steps of Downing Street showed her desire to move towards a country which “works for everybody” – a passion which I strongly share.
"Inevitably much of her time since last July was taken up with the complexity of leaving the European Union.
"That will continue to be the case in this Parliament; indeed it will be made more complex by the lack of a parliamentary majority after the poor performance in the general election.
"I believe that Mrs May has a deep sense of duty to our country and its people and recognises that the solution will need to command the support of most. For that, she will need to show flexibility as well as determination.
"However, it is vital that she also fulfils her commitment to help our country to be fairer and with better life chances for all.”
Eddie Hughes, Walsall North
Eddie Hughes was elected last month, defeating veteran Labour MP David Winnick who had held the Walsall North constituency since 1979.
Despite attempts to contact him this week, Mr Hughes was unavailable for comment.
Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest
Mark Garnier was re-elected last month after first winning the Wyre Forest seat in 2010 having defeated Dr Richard Taylor. Attempts were made to contact Mr Garnier this week but he was unavailable for comment.
