Knives Out in the UK Conservative Party: Who Will Replace Boris Johnson?

After Boris Johnson was forced to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amidst an internal rebellion, two would-be successors will battle it out to claim the leadership of the Conservative Party and the keys to Number 10 Downing Street. Ahead of the conclusion of the Tory Party’s leadership election which will determine the next Prime Minister, Denis Staunton, London Editor of The Irish Times, analyses the turmoil engulfing the Party, assesses who is likely to emerge victorious once the election reaches its conclusion and considers what this would mean for Britain's relationship with Ireland and the EU.

About the Speaker:

Denis Staunton has been London Editor of The Irish Times since 2015, leading the newspaper's coverage of Brexit and reporting on British politics and society. He was the newspaper's correspondent in Berlin in the 1990s and in Brussels and Washington during the 2000s and served as Foreign Editor and Deputy Editor.