From Eden to May, I've met every prime minister - and seen how they cope with crisis behind closed doors
![Britain's Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, broadcasts from the BBC Studios in London, Aug. 8, 1956, in a combined TV and radio statement on the Suez Canal situation. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy Britain's Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, broadcasts from the BBC Studios in London, Aug. 8, 1956, in a combined TV and radio statement on the Suez Canal situation. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NG8BYE/britains-prime-minister-sir-anthony-eden-broadcasts-from-the-bbc-studios-in-london-aug-8-1956-in-a-combined-tv-and-radio-statement-on-the-suez-canal-situation-ap-photo-2NG8BYE.jpg)
Britain's Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, broadcasts from the BBC Studios in London, Aug. 8, 1956, in a combined TV and radio statement on the Suez Canal situation. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy
PoliticsHome on X: "👑 Her second PM was Sir Anthony Eden (Con), who succeeded Churchill following his retirement in 1955 He held the post for less than two years, and resigned in
![Lord Avon, former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, at the sale of cattle at Manor farm near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Auction of his famous Alvediston herd of pedigree Hereford cattle. January 1975 75-00455-004 - TopFoto Lord Avon, former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, at the sale of cattle at Manor farm near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Auction of his famous Alvediston herd of pedigree Hereford cattle. January 1975 75-00455-004 - TopFoto](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/14455/c61b635ac409b9054abf8ee9b7fa195b/5/e53fa26beb3200c5594b81291c7568fa/4336451.jpg)
Lord Avon, former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, at the sale of cattle at Manor farm near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Auction of his famous Alvediston herd of pedigree Hereford cattle. January 1975 75-00455-004 - TopFoto
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