In the running is a motley crew of extremists, fools and people who would sell your grandma for power – or deport her
A Tory leadership race for prime minister is much like watching one of those horror movies where the monster keeps multiplying. You think you’ve got rid of one of them and then nine more burst their heads through the door.
This feeling has only been heightened by the fact that this time the outgoing leader is Boris Johnson. Finally ridding the country of the liar-in-chief is certainly something to celebrate, but it becomes somewhat muted when you realise who is coming up behind him.
Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist
