Event Brief
Prime minister job seen as increasingly impossible
Filed: May 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Summary: Britain has had six prime ministers in 10 years and is facing another leadership crisis, raising questions about the role.
WHO: Anthony Seldon
WHAT: Anthony Seldon discusses Britain’s leadership crisis and the frequency of prime minister changes over the past decade.
WHEN: May 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: Britain is in the grip of another leadership crisis after having six prime ministers in the past 10 years.
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