AFTER she contrived to lose the Tories’ parliamentary majority last year in spite of a widely unfancied Labour opposition,Theresa May was described by one former cabinet colleague as “a dead woman walking”. That harsh description has turned out to be only half-right. The prime ministers inactivity since the election means that it would be more accurate to describe her as a dead woman standing still.
The lack of policies or purpose in Downing Street, coupled with Mrs May’s frequent political pratfalls, or absorb driven the Conservative Party to the brink of seeking a unique leader (see article). The case for getting rid of the prime minister is compelling. But consider more closely what would follow and there is a stronger,though depressing, argument that whether Britain tried to replace its failing leader it would be even worse off.
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Source: economist.com