UK should not hold altering prime ministers, says John Major | News | EUROtoday

Sir John Major has stated that prime ministers are leaving their positions too rapidly as he in contrast trendy UK politics to a “game show”.

Speaking to BBC’s Newsnight on Friday (1 May), the previous Conservative prime minister stated it “isn’t a good idea” to have fixed management modifications.

Sir John, who served as prime minister from 1990 to 1997, praised the “sensible” mannequin of the US the place presidents can serve as much as two phrases.

Sir Keir Starmer is the UK’s fifth prime minister in ten years, after David Cameron left workplace following the Brexit vote in 2016.

“You are not there just to provide fodder for the media and project your own career. You’re there to deal with problems that the ordinary people elect you to do,” Sir John added.