Those with a good memory will remember that Theresa May campaigned on a platform of delivering `strong and stable' government, a mantra she repeated so often it became widely mocked.
As we know, her ill-judged decision to call a snap Westminster election has delivered anything but strength and stability.
The past five months have been little short of disastrous for the British prime minister has she has struggled to assert her authority over a deeply divided party and has been forced to rely on the DUP to keep her in power.
Her government's approach to the Brexit negotiations has been alarming to put it mildly.
The UK is due to leave the European Union in March 2019 yet the key players have not yet gone down to detailed negotiations and some of her ministers have floated the possibility of a `no deal' which would be unthinkable.
While trying to steer a path through Brexit, an embattled Mrs May has now been beset by further political mishaps.
In the space of a week she has lost two cabinet ministers - defence secretary Michael Fallon who stood down following sexual misconduct allegations and international development secretary Priti Patel who quit over her failure to fully disclose meetings with the Israeli government.
And they may not be the last to go.
The sexual harassment scandal could yet claim further resignations while in any other circumstances Boris Johnson's position as foreign secretary would be untenable after his appalling blunder which may extend the prison term of a British citizen jailed in Iran.
Amid the chaos of Mrs May's government, it is not clear when Northern Ireland will receive the financial package agreed with the DUP in return for their support.
As we watch matters unfold, few would guarantee the embattled prime minister will even be in office within a few months.
These are uncertain times which will have serious implications across a range of issues but particularly Brexit.
