Here we take a look at the longest vs the shortest reigning Prime Ministers (PM), as we see Rishi Sunak to become the UK’s 57th.
The prime minister with the longest single term was Robert Walpole, lasting 20 years and 315 days from 3 April 1721 until 11 February 1742. This is also longer than the accumulated terms of any other prime minister.
Did Liz Truss spend longer campaigning for her to be the Prime minister than she did performing the role.....? 👇🏻
As of October 2022, Liz Truss is the shortest-serving prime minister after announcing her plans to resign 45 days into her tenure amidst the October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. The previous shortest time served was George Canning, who served for less than four months before his death.
Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister.He will replace Liz Truss, who lasted just 45 days and stood down last week claiming it was the wrong time for her growth strategy.
Sunak received the backing of more than 100 MPs and has been named the new Conservative Party leader and PM after rival Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the race at the last-minute amid reports she was struggling to garner enough support.
Former PM Boris Johnson withdrew from the leadership race last night despite getting high profile backing from Housing Secretary Simon Clarke and Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg.