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Hidden Histories: George Canning

It was a bad week for Liz Truss but a good one for George Canning. Finally removed from the bottom of the table, Canning was, until this week, the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history. One of only four British Prime Ministers commemorated...

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11.30 23 Oct 2022


Hidden Histories: George Canning


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11.30 23 Oct 2022


It was a bad week for Liz Truss but a good one for George Canning.

Finally removed from the bottom of the table, Canning was, until this week, the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history.

One of only four British Prime Ministers commemorated with a statue in Parliament Square, it may seem an unusual honour to bestow on a four-month Prime Minister.

His life was fundamentally linked to Ireland, and his name – in a post-Truss world – is back in the press.

To discuss, Gavan was joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories.


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