Sentence examples for last pm from inspiring English sources

The last PM of the UK with facial hair was the third Marquess of Salisbury (resigned 1902; not, of course, that you need reminding).

Anthony Eden, the last PM before Blair to speak French well, was another – unfortunately so, as things were to turn out at Suez.

Acting abilities have also long been important in any politico's skill set – witness all those Blairisms that made our last PM a great communicator; the "hand of history" etc right up to his Chilcot appearance.

Osama bin Laden being as eager to dispense with our last PM as we all are to see the back of the al-Qaeda leader, I'm sure Blair's choice is in part dictated by security considerations.

Downing Street defended the decision, saying that previous prime ministers had also awarded honours to departing ministers: an official later said it was believed that the last PM to do so between the regular announcements for the Queen's birthday in the summer and new year was John Major, the last Conservative prime minister, who was in office from 1990 to 1997.

For example, to ensure a majority of PMs, the defender should concentrate the VMs as much as possible: one VM for each but the last PM, and all the remaining VMs in the last PM.

Furthermore, while the last Iraqi PM, Nouri al-Maliki, cracked down hard on protesters, last week's protests mark the second time KDP security forces have used live ammunition against demonstrators since 2011.

This is significant as Major was the last Tory PM to fight against devolution – and also the last one whose Tory vote went up in Scotland (1992).

Indeed, in respect of the last, the PM should count his lucky stars that – unlike so many past panics in the region – the Islamic State threat has so far proved compatible with a sustained slide in the oil price.

All that remains to be seen is how - whether - these two can live together or whether he becomes the last ever PM of a United Kingdom and she the first ever leader of an independent Scotland.

The STAR workshops started each day at 8 30 am and, on days 1 and 2, lasted until 5 00 pm; the final day ended at 2 00 pm to allow the participants time to travel home.