In its 118 years of existence, the Labour Party has been in power for only 33 years.
Since the Second World War, Labour has had only three election winners — Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair.
Newly elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair is greeted by a sea of well-wishers in Downing Street, on May 2, 1997.
Rebecca Naden/PA/APIn 1997 Tony Blair had been leader of the Labour Party for three years and had never been behind in the opinion polls.
Britain's current Labour leader, Keir Starmer with former Labour leaders and prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown during a reception for King Charles III, in September 2022.
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