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Parent topics
Democracy: A form of government in which ultimate sovereignty rests with the people. [e]
Political party: An organization that seeks to advance the interests of its members by obtaining political power [e]- House of Commons (United Kingdom): The primary legislative chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
- House of Lords: The second chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
Subtopics
Ideologies
Politicians
Party leaders and prime ministers
- Stanley Baldwin: British Prime Minister three times between 1924 and 1937. [e]
- David Cameron: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to July 2016 and leader of the country's Conservative Party December 2005 - July 2016; Member of Parliament for Witney from May 2001 to September 2016 (born 1966). [e]
- Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister and war leader during the Second World War from 1940 to 1945; second term from 1951 to 1955. Won the Nobel Prize for Literature as a historian. [e]
- Neville Chamberlain: (18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving one term between 1937 to 1940. [e]
- Alec Douglas-Home: (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving 12 months between 1964 to 1965. [e]
- Anthony Eden: (12 June 1897 - 14 January 1977) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving one term between 1955 to 1957. [e]
- William Hague: Former UK foreign minister (2010-2014) and leader of the Conservative Party (1997-2001) amongst other roles; formally, Baron Hague of Richmond as a member of the House of Lords (born 1961). [e]
- Edward Heath: (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving one term 1970 to 1974. [e]
- Michael Howard: Add brief definition or description
- Andrew Bonar Law: (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) Canadian-born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister, and the only British PM to have been born outside the British Isles. [e]
- Harold Macmillan: (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving two terms between 1957 to 1963. [e]
- John Major: (b. 29 March 1943), British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving two terms 1990 to 1997. [e]
- Iain Duncan Smith: Add brief definition or description
- Margaret Thatcher: The first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, famous for her free market views and for successfully waging the Falklands War, frequently called the "Iron Lady". [e]
- Liz Truss: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party (2022); MP for South West Norfolk since 2010 (born 1975). [e]
Other politicians
- George Osborne: Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister); Member of Parliament for Tatton (born 1971). [e]
- Kenneth Clarke: Add brief definition or description
Events
Elections
2010 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, resulting in no party winning a majority of seats. [e]- 2005 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, won by the Labour Party with a majority of 66. [e]
- 2001 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, won by the Labour Party with a majority of 167. [e]
- 1997 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, won by the Labour Party with a majority of 179. [e]
- Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom: The head of the British government, usually the leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons. [e]
- Government of the United Kingdom: Constitutional government where executive authority notionally lies with the monarch but is exercised in practice by his ministers, and is the collective name for these ministers. [e]
- Labour Party (UK): The main socialist party in British politics; founded in 1900. [e]
- Winter of Discontent: A series of rolling strikes and industrial actions throughout the British winter of 1978–1979, which eventually led to the downfall of the Callaghan Labour government. [e]
- George IV [r]: 1762–1830; King of the United Kingdom (1820–1830); formerly Prince Regent. [e]