It has been an eventful first 100 days for the Prime Minister to say the least.

A lot has happened since Boris Johnson took power on July 24 when his predecessor Theresa May resigned.

His reign so far has been overshadowed by his inability to get Brexit done.

The Tory leader has had numerous bust-ups with MPs in his own party over the issue, which led to several Tories being sacked and his brother Jo resigning.

The PM also famously lost a court judgement over his proroguing of Parliament and was accused of lying to the Queen.

But the PM has also had a few victories despite failing to stick to his promise he would pull Britain out of the EU, with or without a deal, on October 31.

They include passing a Brexit deal and getting a general election, which he is now favourite to win.

Here’s a list of Mr Johnson’s up and downs over the past 100 days.

Brother Jo had enough

Mr Johnson’s premiership started off badly when his brother Jo Johnson quit the government.

He said he left because he was ‘torn between family loyalty and the national interest.’

Mr Johnson, the MP for Orpington, added he would be standing down ahead of a potential general election.

The minister of state for universities and science is a Remainer who had called for a second referendum over Brexit.

Sacked Tory MPs

Winston Churchill’s grandson Sir Nicholas Soames was famously among 21 rebel Tory MPs who were sacked.

The rebels, who defied the PM over a Brexit vote, also included Kenneth Clarke, Philip Hammond, Rory Stewart and Dominic Grieve.

Only Sir Nicholas from this list was handed back the whip along with ten other Tories.

Failed to prorogue Parliament first time round

Judges at the UK’s highest court unanimously ruled the decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks was unlawful.

A total of 11 judges at the Supreme Court in London made the historic decision Mr Johnson should not have asked the Queen to prorogue parliament until 14 October.

Mr Johnson did eventually manage to get his Queen’s Speech but Parliament was only out of session for a brief time.

Accusations from the past

Mr Johnson was busy dealing with Brexit when another potential problem emerged.

The PM was accused of having an affair with ex-model Jennifer Arcuri and granting her £126,000 in public money while he was Mayor of London.

Another allegation involved Sunday Times columnist Charlotte Edwardes, who claimed Mr Johnson squeezed her thigh while they ate lunch back in 1999.

Mr Johnson denied this.

The PM finally admitted Brexit was not happening on October 31

Mr Johnson had been telling anyone who would listen Brexit was definitely happening on October 31.

He constantly repeated the line the UK was leaving the EU with or without a deal on Halloween.

This, of course, did not happen because he was unable not to get his deal through Parliament and the Benn Act prevented a hard Brexit.

The PM was eventually forced to request and accept a delay from the EU until January 31, 2020.

Boris Johnson finally gets a general election agreed (and Brexit deal plan passed) after suffering 12 defeats in Parliament

At one point the PM was in danger of not ever being able to get anything through the House of Commons.

He suffered numerous defeats, including key votes against his Brexit agenda.

But he finally managed to win two of his most important battles – getting his EU Withdrawal Bill passed and a general election organised.

The joy over passing the Brexit legislation was short-lived when MPs did not agree to fast-track the bill.

The public will now go to the polls on December 12 and Mr Johnson is expected to stay on as Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson is now unlikely to be the shortest-serving PM ever

The PM still has a few weeks to go until he avoids the dubious honour of being the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister.

Mr Johnson will pass that milestone on November 19, when the general election campaign is due to be in full swing.

On that date, he will overtake George Canning, who managed 118 days as prime minister before his death in 1827, and who currently holds the record for the shortest time in office.

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