The league table of post-war prime ministers - Professor Kevin Theakston

David Cameron has been rated one of the worst performing post-war prime ministers in a poll of academics specialising in British politics and contemporary British history.

Professor Kevin Theakston conducted a poll of academics specialising in British politics and contemporary British history for their opinions of post-war prime ministers. 

Concluding that David Cameron was one of the worst performing post-war prime ministers; nearly 90 per cent of those polled cited the EU referendum as Cameron’s greatest failure. Professor Theakston said: “For all his achievements as a successful coalition prime minister, David Cameron’s reputation and place in history seems destined to be defined by Brexit and his calling and losing the referendum.”

Read the full story including the complete league table of post-war prime ministers.

You may also catch Professor Theakston talking about his resarch in interviews with several radio stations.