Channel 4 has decided to axe its Make Me Minister programme after just one series, according to the Mirror. The show first aired on September 27, 2022 to see contestants compete for the job which has seen Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fill the position in the last six months.
The show launched during the UK's political turmoil in the same month that saw two Prime Ministers, with the network believing the premise would rake in viewers. This didn't materialise however with the Mirror's Ian Hyland branding the show a 'political rip-off of The Apprentice - which many viewers agreed with.
Bosses are now said to have taken the decision to spike the show following dwindling viewing numbers. Speaking to The Sun, a source claimed: "There was a sense that after having three prime ministers in just five weeks, the country had had enough jostling to reach the top of the greasy pole.
