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Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 2007-2010?

Gordon Brown, labour



Glasgow airport attack, Child benefit data misplaced, donorgate, Northern Rock nationalised, treaty of Lisbon ratified, 10p tax rate abolished, financial crisis

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1997-2007?

Tony Blair, labour



Independence for bank of England, Belfast agreement, human rights act, devolution to Scotland and Wales, house of Lords reform, minimum wage introduced, 1999 NATO bombing of yugoslavia, fuel protests, freedom of information act, British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil war, foot andotu crisis, Afghanistan war, Iraq war, top-up fees introduced for uni fees, civil partnership act, constitutional reform act, cash for honours scandal, identity cards act

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1990-1997?

John Major, Conservative



Early 1990s recession, gulf war, downing Street mortar attack 1991, ratification of Maastrichi treaty, forced exit from European Exchange Rate Mechanism (black Wednesday), downing Street declaration, privatisation of British rail, national lottery, citizen's charter, dangerous dogs act

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1979-1990?

Margaret thatcher, Conservative



Irish hunger strike, Falklands war, right to buy, miners strike 1984-85,privatisation of many government owned industries, decreased power of trade unions, sino-british joint declaration, Anglo-Irish agreement, West land affair, abolishing of glc, the poll tax and poll tax riots, Lockerbie bombing, end of cold war, and he gulf war

Woman

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1976-1979?

James Callaghan, labour



IMF loan to support the pound, race relations act 1976,the Lib-Lab act, enacted devolution to Scotland and Wales (prevented by referendums), breakdown of relations with trade unions, winter of discontent,

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1974-1976?

Harold Wilson, labour



Hung parliament, ended dispute with miners, social contract with trade unions over the economy, health and safety at work act, renegotiated terms for EC membership, and 1975 referendum validated entry, North Sea oil, cod war



Resigned due to ill health

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1970-1974

Edward heath, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1964-1970

Harold Wilson, labour

Pm again in 1974-1976

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1963-1964

Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1957-1963

Harold Macmillan, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1955-1957

Sir Anthony Eden, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1951-1955

Sir Winston Churchill, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1945-1951

Clement Attlee, labour

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1940-1945

Winston Churchill, Conservative

Prime minister again in 1951

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1937-1940

Neville Chamberlain, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1935-1937

Stanley Baldwin, Conservative

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1924-1929

Stanley Baldwin, Conservative

Pm again in 1935

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and party 1916-1922

David Lloyd George, liberal