When British political leaders come up in conversation in Ireland, the names Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May provoke groans of incomprehension. May is considered with some sympathy in light of all she has endured since 2016, but her probable successors are afforded less understanding. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove are bizarre figures of fun on this side of the Irish sea, but they are leading the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, and thus the next prime minister of the UK. It is hard to take seriously any of the ten candidates for the Tory party leadership. The Conservative Party’s vote collapsed in the European…

Source: The Times June 10, 2019 22:52 UTC