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Is it harder than ever to be prime minister?

Updated 3 days ago
BBC News
Al Jazeera
2 articles2 sources
Summary

Discontent with the political class is greater than ever - has the UK become ungovernable? This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

What this means

This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Al Jazeera, BBC News.

Original reporting (2)
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BBC News
BBC News
Leaning left
5/16/2026

Is it harder than ever to be prime minister?

The story of British politics today can be told by numbers. Five prime ministers in seven years, none of whom served a full parliament. Over the same period, seven foreign secretaries, six chancellors of the exchequer and four cabinet secretaries. It is a story of instability and inconsistency with potentially a new.

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Leaning left
5/18/2026

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

Amid all the backstabbing and plotting in Britain’s beleaguered Labour Party, one crucial fact can easily become lost in the twists and turns of the saga – embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not even faced a formal challenge to his leadership yet. Instead, he is facing a slow-motion coup that could drag on for.