prime minister

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Even if Burnham wins the election, he must clear other hurdles before becoming prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

When he met Sir Keir in Downing Street the day before he resigned from the cabinet, he told the prime minister directly he would be challenging him for the Labour leadership, Streeting told the BBC.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"I want to be part of that, of course I do," the prime minister told reporters on a visit to Essex on Thursday.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister of Japan last year with a formidable majority but hasn’t used the resulting political capital to shrink Japan’s massive debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Ideas for international control had been making their way to Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill for months, albeit haphazardly.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik