Rishi Sunak is one of six prime ministers since 1900 to have taken office before they were 50
(Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire)Rishi Sunak is the youngest UK prime minister in modern political history at the age of 42.
The former record holder is David Cameron, who was 43 when he took on the job in 2010. In 1997, Tony Blair was also 43 when he became prime minister but was a few months older than Mr Cameron was when he began in the job.
