Suez Crisis the country. They were allowed to take only one suitcase and a small sum of cash, and forced to sign declarations "donating" their property to the Egyptian government. Some 25,000 Jews, almost half of the Jewish community left, mainly for Israel, Europe, the United States and South America. By 1957 the Jewish population of Egypt had fallen to 15,000. The political and psychological impact of the crisis had a fundamental impact on British politics. Anthony Eden was accused of misleading parliament and resigned from office on 9 January 1957. Eden had barely been prime minister for two years when he
Cultural depictions of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom the Middle East. In the Ian Curteis television play "Suez 1956" (1979), Michael Gough portrayed Eden. Film Eden is portrayed by Samuel West in "Darkest Hour" (2017). Television Film Other Cultural depictions of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom Cultural depictions of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom have become commonplace since the term's first use in 1905. However, they have been applied to prime ministers who were in office before the first use of the term. They are listed here chronologically from the date of first appointment as prime minister. Melbourne has been portrayed in the following film and