This is not the most alarming of news, Mrs. May was always on the side of Remain camp, so it is neither shocking nor is it strange that she would pursue this line of thought.
In the recording, the PM is heard saying that being part of a 500-million trading bloc is significant for the UK.
"I think, as I was saying to you a little earlier, that one of the issues is that a lot of people will invest here in the UK because it is the UK in Europe," the PM said in the recording.
However, according to political commentator Ian Dunt, what is surprising is that she would push for Brexit in the way she has done, since becoming Prime Minister in a bid, some have said, to appease her "euroskeptic backbench, trouble-making" MPs.
During Wednesday's (October 26) PMQs (Prime Minister's Questions), the PM assured the House of Commons that "Brexit means Brexit," which means that Britain is leaving the European Union.
Could the leaked recording damage the PM's already volatile leadership and create even further division with the Conservative party?
"It won't effect it at all. Everyone knew she had campaigned for 'Remain'. [Addressing the bankers], she said what is pertinent is that Britain is delivering on a project that will damage the country, I can't think of another time in history when this has happened," political commentator Ian Dunt told Sputnik.
The PM has really pushed for a hard Brexit, which would force Britain out of the single market, allowing to stop the freedom of movement. According to Mr. Dunt, to pursue such a hard line, when she had initially expressed her concerns about leaving the EU and the dangers around it, is a very unsafe and a dangerous road to go down.
"It's up to anyone to guess what people's motives are; she has allowed her party interest to overrun the national interests. As soon as she shows hesitancy, she will see a right-wing backbench rebellion by euroskeptic Tory MPs. The PM has to bring in a radical thing, but it won't save her in the long run, as these MPs will always find something to rebel against, they are troublemakers," Mr. Dunt told Sputnik.
Spot on from @jeremycorbyn: It's not a soft Brexit or a hard Brexit, it's a chaotic Brexit.
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) October 24, 2016
The government gave the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow on Tuesday, October 25. This controversial decision was met with much anger and frustration. MPs, within Mrs. May's own party expressed angst over the decision, with perhaps the most vocal critic being UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Mr. Johnson opposed the decision and Tory mayoral candidate for London in 2016, Zac Goldsmith MP, resigned from his position in protest, branding the government's decision "catastrophic." Will this fuel further Tory divisions and is PM May on shaky ground?
"The [Tory] party knew she was on the Remain side when they selected her, so far she [Mrs. May] has delivered 100 percent for the Brexit supporters in the party and pushed ahead with the extreme version of the vote. They have very little to complain about and it's possible that part of the reason why she is so extreme is to overcompensate as she was on the Remain side," Mr. Dunt said.
The leaked recording does not reveal anything new on the PM's views leaving the EU, as Mrs. May was always in the Vote Remain camp — even though she was thought to be "reluctant Remainer."
Despite some division within the Conservative party, caused by Brexit and now the third runway at Heathrow, it appears that the PM is still firmly in control and clear on her Brexit position.
"I want to deliver on the will of the British people…" Mrs. May said during PMQs Wednesday.
