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Theresa may became britain s prime minister on wednesday with the task of leading it out of the european union, and quickly named leading brexit supporters including former london mayor boris. Harold wilson remained the partys longestserving prime minister until 6 february 2005, when his record was broken by tony blair. In modern times the prime minister is regarded as the real leader of the country. During the battle of britain in 1940, prime minister. In the decades that followed the fall of walpole it was not always clear whether there was a prime minister at any given time, because the post was not yet firmly established in practice nor officially recognised.
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