{"id":2617233,"date":"2026-06-22T11:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britain-has-had-six-prime-ministers-in-10-years-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:15:10","slug":"britain-has-had-six-prime-ministers-in-10-years-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britain-has-had-six-prime-ministers-in-10-years-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain has had six prime ministers in 10 years: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritain-has-had-six-prime-ministers-in-10-years-what-to-know%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617233&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned after serving 717 days, following poor election results and public dissatisfaction with his handling of economic issues. His departure continues a decade marked by frequent leadership changes, with Starmer becoming teh sixth prime minister to leave 10 Downing Street as 2016. Prior notable leaders include david Cameron, who served 2,255 days and resigned in 2016 over Brexit opposition; Theresa May, in office for 1,106 days, who stepped down amid Brexit-related struggles; Boris Johnson, serving 1,140 days, resigned amid scandals and pandemic challenges; Liz Truss, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnson-the-next-prime-minister\/\" title=\"...: The Next ...?\">shortest-serving prime minister<\/a> at just 45 days, who resigned due to controversial economic policies; and Rishi Sunak, who served 620 days before resigning in 2024 amidst economic downturn and election losses.The recent leadership changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-brings-back-lock-her-up-for-kamala-demands-impeachment-prosecution-for-her-handling-of-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Trump Brings Back &#039;Lock Her Up&#039; For Kamala, Demands Impeachment, Prosecution for Her ... of Border Crisis\">reflect ongoing political<\/a> and economic turbulence in the UK.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\">Keir Starmer<\/a> followed in the footsteps of five predecessors to hand in his resignation on Monday, capping off a politically volatile decade for the island monarchy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starmer, who was prime minister for 717 days, resigned after his Labour Party performed poorly in recent elections, and the country soured on his inability to bring Britain out of economic stagnation, among other issues. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4618301\/keir-starmer-resigns-as-british-prime-minister\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Keir Starmer to resign as British prime minister<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4618290\/two-killed-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-caribbean-sea\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                           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since 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 id=\"h-david-cameron-2-255-days\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Cameron: 2,255 days<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-still-unable-to-form-a-government-after-record-breaking-226-days\/\" title=\"Dutch Still Unable to Form a Government After Record-Breaking 226 Days\">longest-serving leader<\/a> of the bunch, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-cameron\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1176\">David Cameron<\/a>, held office from 2010 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He resigned in June 2016 due to opposition to Brexit, which passed via a referendum that withdrew the country from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1177\">European Union<\/a>. After the results trickled in, Cameron said, \u201cI do not think it would be right for me to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-theresa-may-1-106-days-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theresa May: 1,106 days <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/theresa-may\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3404\">Theresa May<\/a> served from 2016 to 2019 and was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >eventually ousted amid controversy<\/a> for how she sought to implement the Brexit verdict that Cameron sparked.\u00a0Although the referendum passed, the United Kingdom needed to pass legislation to withdraw from the EU. May negotiated an exit agreement with the EU, only to see it rejected by Parliament three times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She announced in May 2019 that she would step aside as Conservative Party leader after failing to take Britain out of the EU on the scheduled deadline of March 29. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have done my best to do that.\u2026 But it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-boris-johnson-1-140-days\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boris Johnson: 1,140 days<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boris-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1019\">Boris Johnson<\/a> held office from 2019 to 2022, leading London during the tumultuous time of COVID-19. The Conservative prime minister resigned in July 2022 amid ethics investigations and concerns about the country\u2019s downward economic spiral in the aftermath of the pandemic, including battles with steep inflation, and Johnson\u2019s move to implement a tax hike during \u201cthe worst cost of living crisis for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson was scrutinized for \u201cpartygate,\u201d a COVID-era scandal in which he hosted illegal social gatherings that flouted the strict lockdown measures he imposed on the public. He was fined for breaking lockdown rules for his own birthday celebration and was also forced to apologize for going to a \u201cbring your own booze\u201d party in the Downing Street garden during lockdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson later announced in June 2023 that he would also resign his seat in parliament, roughly a week before an ethics investigation was set to focus on his behavior as prime minister. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-liz-truss-45-days\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liz Truss: 45 days<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-truss\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3498\">Liz Truss<\/a> is recognized as the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, resigning in October 2022, just over 40 days after assuming the premiership. The ex-foreign minister lasted around seven weeks after being attacked for proposing the largest package of tax cuts in 50 years. The Conservative Party leader\u2019s $45 billion proposal was blamed for reducing the value of the pound and panicking financial markets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sparked a ripple effect, as Truss\u2019s approval rating sank to 10%, a senior Cabinet member resigned, and over a dozen of her Conservative colleagues pushed her to step aside, spelling a sweeping loss of party confidence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cI recognize that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,\u201d she said during her resignation speech. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A head of lettuce, arrayed with a blond wig and googly eyes, infamously outlasted Truss\u2019s tenure. The\u00a0U.K. tabloid newspaper the <em>Daily Star<\/em> trolled Truss with the prank during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sm-RE95lKJ0\">YouTube livestream<\/a> that displayed the lettuce on one side and a portrait of Truss on the other, asking: \u201cWill Liz Truss still be Prime Minister within the 10-day shelf-life of a lettuce?\u201d\u00a0The outlet crowned the lettuce the winner after Truss resigned, and played \u201cGod Save the King,\u201d Britain\u2019s national anthem, to round off her humiliation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-rishi-sunak-620-days\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rishi Sunak: 620 days<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rishi-sunak\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1579\">Rishi Sunak<\/a> served for 20 months between 2022 and 2024. The former finance minister resigned in July 2024 after the opposition Labour Party secured a landslide victory in nationwide elections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunak\u2019s decision marked the end of 14 years of Conservative government and came during the country\u2019s economic slump, as embodied by a 9% inflation rate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4616068\/labours-andy-burnhams-special-election-win-could-spell-doom-for-starmer-as-prime-minister\/\"><strong>LABOUR\u2019S ANDY BURNHAM\u2019S SPECIAL ELECTION WIN COULD SPELL DOOM FOR STARMER AS PRIME MINISTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns about lingering stagnation, combined with blunders such as his doomed move to leave early from the 80th-anniversary D-Day commemorations in France, helped lead to Sunak\u2019s short-lived tenure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer resigns after 717 days amid election losses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2617234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26170367853690-e1782139491706.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13035,81534,37154],"class_list":["post-2617233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-britain","tag-prime-ministers","tag-uk-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26170367853690-e1782139491706.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617233"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617237,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617233\/revisions\/2617237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}