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Steve Richards looks back on David Cameron's years in power and explores his legacy.

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Steve Richards looks back at David Cameron's years in power and explores his legacy.

Political columnist and broadcaster Steve Richards presents the concluding part of a series looking back on David Cameron's dramatic years in power and exploring his legacy.

The political columnist and broadcaster Steve Richards presents a major series looking back on David Cameron's dramatic years in power, through interviews with high-profile insiders. How did Mr Cameron go from promising not to "bang on about Europe" to being brought down by it? What is the significance of Brexit in his overall record and legacy? We look back on the other seismic events of his leadership - the first peacetime coalition government in nearly a century, the stewardship of the economy in the aftermath of a financial crash, the Scotland independence referendum, the 2015 general election victory against the odds. 

In this final part, we explore the record of the coalition years, comparing David Cameron's approach with that of the current Prime Minister, Theresa May, also governing in a hung parliament. We examine other key aspects of the Cameron era such as his relationship with the media - the Murdoch press in particular - and his handling of the Scottish referendum on independence. 

The programme then returns to the issue of Europe, tracing the bitter personal and political struggles that emerged during the referendum campaign, and recalling David Cameron's dramatic final days in office. 

We conclude with an overall assessment of David Cameron's likely place in history and with reflections on the relevant lessons from the Cameron era for our understanding of the turbulent politics of today. 

This programme introduces an interview with Gabby Bertin, Cameron's key media adviser for over a decade. Other contributors in the series include Craig Oliver, Oliver Letwin, Nicky Morgan, George Eustice, Nick Boles, Ed Vaizey, Camilla Cavendish, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Ken Clarke, Nigel Farage, David Blunkett and Vince Cable. 

Producer: Leala Padmanabhan.

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