7 Worst Politicians In Doctor Who

If there's one thing the Master should not have, it's power, because the character just cannot be trusted with it. So when the John Simm incarnation was elected as the UK Prime Minister in the Series 3 finale (under the alias "Harold Saxon"), things were never going to go well for the people of Britain, or hell, for the people of Earth.

And they didn't.

Where to begin with this one? Like most versions of the Master, Simm's take is an insane genius who uses his brainpower for villainous purposes, which makes him an extremely poor choice for Prime Minister right off the bat.

This is proven in his very first act in office, where he gasses his entire cabinet to death with a big smile on his face. From here, he murders a reporter named Vivien Rook, bombs Martha's flat and arrests her entire family, declares the Doctor and his allies as fugitives, turns the TARDIS into a paradox machine, kills the American president, and takes over the world. Even before all of this, he had to hypnotise people so they'd vote for him, because yeah, nobody would've elected him via legitimate means.

The result of Saxon's reign as Prime Minister was a dystopian Earth, Martha's family turned into slaves, the Doctor imprisoned, millions dead, and millions more living in fear and poverty. Most of his terrible actions were later undone, sure, but that doesn't change the fact that he did them in the first place - and given the chance, he would probably do them all over again. The Master and politics should not mix.