He can learn lessons about the ‘special relationship’ from the Labour party’s history.
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With his first speech, the new prime minister tried to lay down a marker as a different kind of leader.
The rules allow for the governing party to change leader without going to the people.
And the successes he failed to communicate.
John Major admitted to be too thin-skinned when his government started to crumble.
Star Wars is full of interesting and relevant lessons for the leader of a country (or galaxy) in turmoil.
Rishi Sunak is taking over as UK prime minister from Liz Truss during very difficult economic times.
Many still speculate about what George Canning would have achieved had he not died 119 days into his premiership.
Thérèse Coffey is Liz Truss’s deputy prime minister – she’ll have to fill the ill-defined shoes of past DPMs.
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