Theresa May has been like a mutant strain to the Conservative Party this last year: difficult to control and constantly evolving. Since returning to the backbenches, the MP for Maidenhead has come alive and become a vocal critic of Boris Johnson during the pandemic, accusing him of abandoning the country’s “global moral leadership”.
The Coronation offers a rare opportunity to reset the national narrative
British politics needs to return to being a clash of competing ideas and to stop being a contest about who can coin the snappiest soundbite.
