In Pictures: From landslide to pandemic – PM’s 100 days since general election

Boris Johnson was swept to victory in the election on December 12, when the only word on everyone’s lips was Brexit.

Boris Johnson was swept to a landslide victory in the election on December 12, long before anyone in the UK had heard of the coronavirus.

One hundred days on, even the tribulations of Brexit have taken a backseat to the biggest public health crisis in a generation.

General Election 2019 — Leaving Conservative Party headquarters, with partner Carrie Symonds as his party romped to victory (Andrew Matthews/PA)

This was not how it was meant to be for Mr Johnson, who secured his place in Number 10 on a promise to “get Brexit done” and revive a spirit of national optimism.

After securing an 80-seat majority at the election, Mr Johnson had the political capital to reshape his Government in a reshuffle designed to reward allies and promote fresh talent.

PM visit to Estonia — The Prime Minister speaks to British troops stationed in Estonia during a one-day visit shortly before Christmas (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Some light relief for the PM during a visit to the stand of a company that converts footsteps into energy, at the Innovation Zone during the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London in late January (Leon Neal/PA)

Members of the Chinese community were welcomed to 10 Downing to celebrate Chinese New Year on January 24 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Glass blowing in Sunderland — The Prime Minister blows glass before chairing a Cabinet meeting at National Glass Centre in Sunderland on the day the UK left the EU (Paul Ellis/PA)

In February, Mr Johnson was dubbed a “part-time Prime Minister” by Jeremy Corbyn after spending time holed up in the Chevening grace-and-favour mansion rather than visiting parts of the country hit by flooding.

UN climate conference COP26 — With Sir David Attenborough at the launch of the next Cop26 UN Climate Summit at the Science Museum in London on February 4 (PA)

At the end of February the Prime Minister’s partner Carrie Symonds announced she was pregnant and the couple were engaged.

Boris Johnson wax model — An artist at Madame Tussauds in London fits the museum’s wax model of the PM with a baby carrier (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Bewdley — There was finally a visit to one of the worst-hit areas after the March floods when Mr Johnson went to Bewdley in Worcestershire (Peter Nicholls/PA)

Coronavirus outbreak arrives in UK — During a visit to the command centre at the Public Health England National Infection Service on March 1 (PA)

Boris Johnson — A weary looking Mr Johnson speaking at a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street on the 99th day since the Tories won the election (PA)