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{{Useful Notes|wppage=List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom}}
[[File:2008 Official Downing Street pic.jpg|thumb|400px|Number 10]]
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* [[David Cameron]] (Conservative, 2010-2016) - For the first time since the Second World War, Britain has a coalition government - in this case, between Cameron's Tories and the Liberal Democrats - meaning some concessions have had to be made, like [[Nick Clegg]] getting a top position in the coalition.
* [[Theresa May]] (Conservative, 2016-2019) - Cameron resigned in the wake of the [[Brexit]] vote, and May became Prime Minister (and the second woman to hold the post). Because of deep divisions in her party and the country, she was unable to accomplish anything.
* [[Boris Johnson]] (Conservative, 2019-
'''Charles III'''
* [[Liz Truss]] (Conservative, September-October 2022) - She couldn't solve the mess, either, and she had the misfortune of being Prime Minister upon the death of Elizabrth II. Lost power on what might or might not have been a confidence motion.<ref>For our American friends, key motions in Parliament (including but not limited to what Americans would call "Ways and Means" bills) are treated as motions of Confidence in the current government; if one fails, Parliament is dissolved and there is an ''immediate'' general election.</ref> She chose to interpret the situation as a motion of confidence in her, rather than in the government, and voluntarily stepped down. She holds the record of having the shortest term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 49 days.
* [[Rishi Sunak]] (Conservative, 2022- ) - The first British Asian prime minister (he has Indian ancestry). Remember Cameron's mess? He's having trouble solving it, too.
A general election has been called for July 4, 2024.
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