British Prime Ministers by a Single Clue - Statistics

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This Prime Minister resigned in 2016 in the wake of the UK electorate's vote to leave the European Union. David Cameron
100%
'Primrose Day' celebrates the life of this person, the first Jewish person to serve as Prime Minister. Benjamin Disraeli
81%
This Prime Minister attempted to unlawfully prorogue Parliament in order to force through a 'no-deal' Brexit. Boris Johnson
81%
Famously, this Prime Minister's premiership was outlasted by a lettuce. Liz Truss
81%
This Prime Minister's government issued sweeping welfare reforms, including the introduction of the National Health Service. Clement Attlee
76%
While serving as Home Secretary, this Prime Minister was credited with establishing the UK's first modern police force. Robert Peel
76%
The first and longest-serving Prime Minister. Robert Walpole
76%
"Education, education, education" and "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime" were among this Prime Minister's famous slogans. Tony Blair
76%
This Prime Minister's public reputation declined while he presided over the infamous 'Winter of Discontent'. James Callaghan
71%
This Prime Minister is sometimes credited with the invention of soft-scoop ice cream, which they developed during an early career as a research chemist. Margaret Thatcher
71%
Prior to entering politics, this man led the British Army to victory at Seringatapam, Vitoria and, most famously, Waterloo. Duke of Wellington
67%
The latter part of this Prime Minister's government was marred by the Profumo scandal. Harold Macmillan
62%
This Prime Minister's first government introduced landmark legislation decriminalising homosexuality and abolishing the death penalty in Britain. Harold Wilson
62%
The only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated in office. Spencer Perceval
62%
Before becoming Prime Minister, this former Rector of Edinburgh University was the longest-serving Chancellor of the Exchequer in British political history. Gordon Brown
57%
This first Labour Prime Minister was eventually expelled from his own Party. Ramsay MacDonald
57%
After an ill-judged snap election, this Conservative Prime Minister was forced to form a coalition with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party Theresa May
57%
The last person to serve as Prime Minister while a member of the House of Lords. Marquess of Salisbury
33%
The first Prime Minister who was not born within the geographical territory of the United Kingdom. Andrew Bonar Law
14%
While serving as Foreign Secretary, this man was apocryphally credited with coining the phrase "gunboat diplomacy" during the 1850 Don Pacifico Affair. Lord Palmerston
10%
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