Race for No 10: Boris borders on ridiculous

Boris Johnson has become the clear frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as British prime minister. Whoever becomes the next incumbent of No 10 Downing Street is obviously a matter, first and foremost, for the people of the UK but it is also a source of concern for us in Ireland, particularly in the context of Brexit negotiations.

Comments made by Mr Johnson a year ago, when he was foreign secretary, show how little he knows about the Irish border issue. In an unguarded moment, he said concerns over a hard border were “pure millennium bug stuff” and fears about it were out of proportion.