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21 hours ago · The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within Government of the United Kingdom, and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet . Responsible for all economic and financial matters, the ...
1 day ago · e. Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994. Blair was Member of Parliament (MP) for ...
1 day ago · During her more than 70 years on the throne, the late Queen saw 15 prime ministers. After Churchill, she appointed Sir Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
21 hours ago · After they died, Sir Keir then sold the land for around £400,000 in 2022 – more than enough to buy his dream motor. Instead, like many of us, Sir Keir recently revealed that most of his cars ...
21 hours ago · Premiership of John Major. John Major 's term as the prime minister of the United Kingdom began on 28 November 1990 when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Margaret Thatcher, and ended on 2 May 1997 following the Conservative Party's defeat in the 1997 general election by the Labour Party, led by ...
2 days ago · 1983: Thatcher’s Falklands triumph. Following the Falklands War in 1982, Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was widely expected to win the June 1983 general election. Her victory was assured after Labour published a radical manifesto, described by one moderate party member as “the longest suicide note in history.”
1 day ago · During her more than 70 years on the throne, the late Queen saw 15 prime ministers. After Churchill, she appointed Sir Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
