Assuming our new
prime minister takes office at the end of a six-week campaign that kicks off on
June 10, they will enter Downing Street during the week beginning July 22, most
likely the Wednesday of that week. At that point there will be exactly 1016
days left until the next scheduled general election on May 5, 2022.
In other words, if
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt, Dominic Raab, Esther McVey or someone
else want to beat the records of Gordon Brown, Theresa May or Neville
Chamberlain in terms of tenure at Number 10, they need to get re-elected at a
general election. And that means finding a way through Brexit that entirely
evaded their predecessor.
