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The BBC television programme The Daily Politics asked viewers in 2007 to select their favourite prime minister out of a list of ten who served between 1945 and 2007 (excluding Churchill). [11] In 2008, BBC Newsnight held a poll of 27,000 people, to decide the UK's greatest and worst post-war prime minister. [12] Key:
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British Cabinet.. There is no specific date for when the office of prime minister first appeared, as the role was not created but rather evolved over time through a merger of duties. [1]
The following articles describe various historical rankings of heads of government for different countries.. Historical rankings of presidents of the United States; Historical rankings of prime ministers of Australia
Two-tier Keir, a nickname given to Starmer in response to claims of two-tier policing, later popularised by X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk. [186] [187] Free Gear Keir, a nickname given to Starmer in reference to the controversy involving gifts to the prime minister and his wife from wealthy businessman Waheed Alli. [188] [189] [190]
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield wrote about the ministerial ranking, in his 2000 book The Prime Minister: The Office And Its Holders Since 1945.. The ministerial ranking is said by Peter Hennessy to be decided by the Prime Minister alone [1] and reportedly by the Cabinet Office Precedent Book as being wholly decided by the Prime Minister, "guided partly by tradition and partly by political and ...
The head of the British government is referred to as the prime minister, the leader of one of the constituent countries is referred to as a first minister, and the terms chief minister and premier are used in the Overseas Territories.
On Oct. 20, British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned her post only six weeks after taking over the job from Boris Johnson. She now has the distinction of serving the shortest reign as PM in ...
Robert Walpole is regarded as the first prime minister; he became First Lord of the Treasury of Great Britain in 1721. This list includes all prime ministers of the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the modern-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.