Leaders’ ratings: Polls suggest changes are unlikely

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Boris Johnson are in very similar, but entirely different, positions this morning.

Mr Varadkar and Fine Gael can begin the week with a frisson of anticipation. A weekend opinion poll records that Fianna Fáil’s support has dropped four points, while Fine Gael’s has increased by three, opening an eight-point gap.