IS THERE a prime minister in the western world who has become head of their party after losing a leadership vote among its members – in Leo Varadkar’s case by a crushing margin of nearly two to one? The new Taoiseach won 35% of the Fine Gael members’ vote as against Simon Coveney’s 65%, but… Read more »
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