The Impossible Office?

The History of the British Prime Minister

Anthony Seldon , Illias Thoms , Jonathan Meakin

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Anthony Seldon sets out the similarities in the office of prime minister as held by Robert Walpole and Boris Johnson before looking at how the changing world altered what was required of the 53 intervening premiers. He then details topics including how the role has transformed in hand with those of the monarch, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor to build a picture of its 300-year history.

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