I think assessment of Theresa May's premiership depends on the frame of the question. As PM, terrible. As PM *trying to deliver Brexit*, bad. As *Tory* PM trying to deliver Brexit, moderately bad. As *Remainer Tory* PM trying to deliver Brexit, bad-ish.
Which frame is appropriate depends on the critic. If the critic is a Labour Remainer, you wouldn't expect them to make allowances for the fact that she had to keep the party onside and had to deliver Brexit. If the critic is a Tory Remainer-turned-Brexiteer (like her), you would.
I suppose my sub-text here is: it's fair to criticise her for a lot, but it's not fair for Brexiteers to criticise her for things that are inevitable consequences of Brexit (e.g., failing to get the EU to make any meaningful concessions and accepting terms).
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