Varadkar’s easiest win for years to come

WHEN British Prime Minister Theresa May cast aside her assurances that she would not call an election, her opponents, and a growing number who are happy to be numbered in their ranks, accused her of trying to stage a coup.

At that moment, the polls indicated she would be swept back to Downing St with an almost unprecedented majority. Only a disorganised, unhappy opposition stood between her and that ambition. Today’s polls tell a different story.

A resurgent Labour is snapping at her heels and though her election call may not turn out to be as disastrous as David Cameron’s EU vote promise, her coronation may not be as triumphant as she had hoped. Events, dear lady, events.