Liz Truss has become Britain's shortest-serving prime minister after stepping down this afternoon. The Conservative party leader took the helm from her predecessor Boris Johnson at the beginning of September and after just 44 days in office, she has been shown the door.
The UK has been led by a Prime Minister for more than 300 years and has seen 55 people take on the prestigious title. In the past 12 years alone, we've had four different prime ministers.
For many MPs, the job of prime minister is a childhood ambition, but the role isn't always the gift it appears. What about the other prime ministers who didn't stick the job for long?
