Seven prime ministers in a decade might suggest that it's more than just the wrong people getting the keys to number 10.

Counting the decade to mid-2026, the UK had six prime ministers holding office (Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer). 'Seven' overstates this unless an incoming successor to Starmer - implied elsewhere in the debate to be departing - is included; on the standard count over any ten-year window since 2015 the figure is six, not seven.

▸ GOV.UK — Past Prime Ministers

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 10:08 · Broadcast: E-petition debate relating to pro-Israel influence on UK politics & democracy - Monday 22 June 2026.

Method note. Verdicts are anchored to the data of the sources cited next to each check, never a judgement on people. When the evidence is not enough, the result is “Unverifiable”; no claim is marked as unconfirmed without a primary source cited. The summary of the fact-checking method is public, and re-examined results go into the corrections log. How we work →

This verdict is digitally signed (Ed25519): anyone can verify its integrity offline with the signature proof →

Verdicts produced by an automated system, with the source cited and a digital signature; re-examined results go into the corrections log.

More fact-checks of “E-petition debate relating to pro-Israel influence on UK politics & democracy - Monday 22 June 2026.”

True · The sentencing in November 2025 of Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK Wales, to more than 10 years in prison...

True · On 30th of April the government announced 25 million of additional funding to strengthen policing and protect Jewish ...

True · 76 years ago, we were rightly proud to recognise the state of Israel.

True · In October 2025, MI5 issued urgent guidance to parliament warning that Russian hackers had stolen data from members o...

All fact-checks of this broadcast → · Verified archive →