More than one British Prime Minister did not have a wife. Four were never married. They were Ted Heath, Spencer Compton, William Pitt (the younger) and Arthur Balfour. A number of British Prime ministers were widowers during their term of office. Margaret Thatcher obviously did not have a wife.
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A prime minister is an elected member of a parliament, just like all the others. In each election the prime minister must stand for election in their constituency. If they lose, then they will no longer be a member of the parliament and cannot become a prime minister again.
The Prime Minister is the leader of the English Parliament.
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Please note that in Britain the reigning monarch does not elect the prime minister. When Elizabeth II succeeded her father on 6 February 1952 Winston Churchill was the prime minister.
The Liberal Democrats formed in 1988 after the merger of the Liberal Party and the SDP. Before the 1920's the Liberal Party were regularly in government. The last Prime Minister that was a member of the Liberal Party was Lloyd-George who died in 1945.