Good Thursday evening. This is Daniel Allott with The Hill's Top Opinions.
The UK's Conservative Party is on its fifth prime minister in six years. That's no way to govern, especially at a time of international tumult — a time, argues foreign affairs expert JOHN C. HULSMAN, when grown-ups are desperately needed.
"The Tories have squandered their greatest asset and the secret to why they have been the natural governing party in the United Kingdom for much of the past two centuries: They are no longer seen as stern, yet capable, grown-ups," Hulsman writes.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may be just the person to "restore the Tories' sullied grown-up reputation," he writes.
Hulsman, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, sees Sunak as the polar opposite of former PM Boris Johnson — "steady, well-meaning, serious (if rather funny), talented and rather quiet." In short, he's a man of character.
Which is just what the UK needs now. In terms of policy, Hulsman believes Sunak will continue to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, abandon Liz Truss's unpopular and unfunded tax cuts, reduce spending and cut better trade deals.
"It's time for Britain to eat its vegetables," Hulsman writes. "It is a time for the revenge of the grown-ups."
Read Hulsman's entire column here.
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