
11 Tory MPs are in the running for the new position.
The appointment of a new Prime Minister in the UK creates an opportunity to replenish a bond of trust with Ireland.
That's according to former Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan, who says our relationship with Britain deteriorated while Boris Johnson was in charge.
He believes it's not too late to resolve the issues of consistency and reliability that have arisen in the past three years.
But, the Laois Offaly TD says there's urgent work to be done: