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The newest new British PM, with David Lammy

Pod Save the World

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Rishi Sunak Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak is Prime Minister because Liz Trust turned out to be the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history. The classic Conservative Party under Boris Johnson lost a lot of what we would describe as one nation Tories, and Rishi Sunak was the only man standing at the right time. John Defterios: It feels like there should actually be an election to the Prime Minister when you're heading into your 5th Prime Minister in six years. Is there any way to compel a general election? Do you see a scenario in which there's an election, you know, sooner rather than later, or an election sooner than 2025?

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