Strong and stable? Brits want a new leader who is willing to break the rules, a new poll says
By Jennifer Hassan and Jennifer Hassan Social media editor for the foreign desk Email Bio Follow Rick Noack Rick Noack Foreign affairs reporter focusing on Europe and international security Email Bio Follow April 8 at 9:31 AM LONDON — When British Prime Minister Theresa May’s time is eventually up, she’ll be remembered for many things. For some, it will be the awkward dance moves, or her confession that the naughtiest thing she ever did was running through “fields of wheat.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, center right, speaks with the Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel at the European Council during the start of the two-day summit on Dec. 13, 2018, in Brussels. Britain was supposed to leave the European Union on March 29 but sought a short-term extension.
The poll findings are likely to concern democracy researchers, however, as they indicate that a majority of respondents — 54 percent — would approve of a leader willing to break the rules to avoid a stalemate.
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