The speed of Rishi Sunak's advance to 10
Downing Street is without precedent in modern British politics. In the middle
of 2019, he was an unknown junior minister; seven months later, he became
Chancellor of the Exchequer; and by October 2022, he had secured the highest
office in the land. Aged forty-two, he was Britain's youngest Prime Minister
for more than 200 years. He was also the fifth person to occupy the post since
2016. ...