The average tenure of a UK cabinet minister is the lowest it has been for more than 50 years, according to new analysis by the New Statesman, which shows that for the first time, Premier League football managers have, on average, more experience in their roles than those at the most senior levels of government.
Ministers who left their jobs during the 2010s – for whatever reason – had spent an average of 757 days (2.1 years) in their positions. This is the lowest average for any full postwar decade, and a more than 15 per cent drop from the previous decade.
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