The Financial Times (23rd April)has had a look at the recent history of Prime Ministerial apologies. Liz Truss didn’t hang around long enough to do many though she did, sort of apologise for her mini-budget. Rishi Sunak apologised for Gavin Williamson (bullying) and for leaving D-Day commemorations early.
Keir Starmer’s record of apologies is longer, in recent times focused on Epstein and Mandelson, but he has also deeply regretted his island of strangers speech and for intervening over the appointment of a Labour donor as the football regulator.
However, and this is worthy of note in the 24 hours news cycle, for the moment, media we have in 2026 the record holder for apologies is of course Boris Johnson. He had to apologise to Queen Elizabeth when a Court ruled that his decision to prorogue Parliament as a Brexit related ruse was in fact illegal. There were numerous apologies over lockdown events and Downing St parties. It was however his apology on 6th July 2022 for appointing serial groper Chris Pincher as Tory Deputy Chief Whip that concluded his long list of apologies. That was an apology too far and Johnson had to go.
In the apologies stakes Starmer still has a way to go
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