She was the prime minister who is likely to go down in history for ultimately failing to reach the summit of her own personal Matterhorn. “A number of people sadly died on the way down and there is a question as to the rope that was used. “I suppose because we like walking in the Alps I might like to write something about that,” said May, after vigorously shaking her head when asked if she was planning to write a memoir, or had kept diaries while in Number 10. Instead, detective fiction in the form of an Inspector Montalbano novel was currently beside her bedside. The honour sparked controversy owing to his conviction in a French court more than 20 years ago for assaulting his then girlfriend.

Source: The Guardian September 30, 2019 16:52 UTC