UK must not keep changing prime ministers, says John Major

Sir John Major has said that prime ministers are leaving their positions too quickly as he compared modern UK politics to a “game show”. Speaking to BBC’s Newsnight on Friday (1 May), the former Conservative prime minister said it “isn’t a good idea” to have constant leadership changes. Sir John, who served as prime minister from 1990 to 1997, praised the “sensible” model of the US where presidents can serve up to two terms. Sir Keir Starmer is the UK’s fifth prime minister in ten years, after David Cameron left office 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.