premiership

Later, in the dying days of Johnson's premiership he was sacked after urging the PM to resign.

But they decided to reveal the details to ensure the "full story" of Wilson's premiership was told after Ms Hewlett-Davies died in 2023.

David Cameron spoke about the UK needing to win the "global race" in the early days of his premiership although the phrase was later dropped.

His approval levels before his resignation were just 22% - a far cry from the first year of his premiership, when 65% of voters said they approved of him.

But Sir Keir Starmer's decision to make difficult and unpopular decisions at the start of his premiership, along with a number of unforced errors, has seen Labour's popularity plummet, as Reform's has risen.