The shortest-serving prime ministers in British history

THE Liz Truss resigned as prime minister today, 44 days after the start of her term, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.

The following are the other leaders of the country who they did not manage to be prime ministers for more than a year:

George Canning – 118 days

The Tory politician’s term ended prematurely with his death, aged 57, possibly of pneumonia or tuberculosis, on 8 August 1827.

Frederick John Robinson – 143 days

Viscount Goderich, whose real name was Frederick John Robinson, succeeded Canning but struggled to hold together a turbulent coalition and, with the king’s confidence in him waning, resigned in January 1828 in his fifth month in office.

Andrew Bonar Law – 209 days

Law was forced to resign in May 1923 as the cancer of the larynx he was suffering from was in an advanced stage and making it difficult for him to make speeches in Parliament. The Conservative prime minister died less than six months later.

The Earl of Devonshire – 225 days

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, a Whig, was considered de facto prime minister during a provisional government and resigned in June 1757.

The Earl of Shelbourne – 265 days

Dublin-born William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelbourne, was in power when the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American War of Independence. He resigned in March 1783, pressured by the opposition after falling out with his colleagues over the reforms.

The Earl of Bute – 317 days

John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Bute, was the first Prime Minister from Scotland after the Acts of Union in 1707. He was tutor to Prince George, later George III, and rose through his connections with the Palace. However, he fell out of favor particularly after an unpopular tax on cider and resigned in April 1763.

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