U.K. will get its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Here’s how they fell.

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

Looking back over the past decade, it’s hard not to wonder whether Larry the Cat has been the most stabilizing presence in British politics.

June 22, 2026 at 8:58 a.m. EDT2 minutes ago

Larry the Cat outside 10 Downing Street in London on Monday. (Jaimi Joy/Reuters)

Perhaps Larry the Cat can just be keeper of the keys to 10 Downing Street.

Since Britons voted for Brexit — 10 years ago Tuesday — prime ministers have come and gone with startling speed. For most of that time, the keys were tossed from one Conservative to another, and another, and another, and another before finally ending up with Labour in 2024

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