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In November 1956, after months of negotiation and attempts at mediation had failed to dissuade Nasser, Britain and France, in conjunction with Israel, invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal Zone. Dwight D. Eisenhower had warned Eden not to do it, saying the American people would never approve of a military solution to the crisis. [ 48 ]
In May 1945 the governing coalition dissolved, triggering the long-overdue 1945 general election. [1] Labour won just under 50% of the vote and a majority of 145 seats. [ 2 ] The new Prime Minister Clement Attlee proclaimed, "This is the first time in the history of the country that a labour movement with a socialist policy has received the ...
For general overviews of British politics since 1945, see: Post-war Britain (1945–1979) Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) While coverage of British social history over the same period can be found below: Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979) Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)
1 November – First Royal Command Performance at a public cinema, the Empire, Leicester Square: premiere of the Powell and Pressburger film A Matter of Life and Death starring David Niven. [14] 9 November – Shooting of Margaret Cook in Carnaby Street, London. 10 November – Peter Scott opens the Slimbridge Wetland Reserve in Gloucestershire.
1 January – The government nationalises the coal industry in the UK [1] and Cable & Wireless. [2]2 January – British coins cease to include any silver content. [1]8 January – A Cabinet sub-committee approves High Explosive Research, a civil project to develop an independent British atomic bomb.
Attlee with King George VI after Labour's landslide election victory. 26 July – general election results are announced; Winston Churchill resigns as prime minister after his Conservative Party is soundly defeated by the Labour Party, who have a majority of 146 seats, and Clement Attlee becomes the new prime minister. However, Churchill will ...
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From Anger to Apathy: The Story of Politics, Society and Popular Culture in Britain since 1975(2008) excerpt; Marr, Andrew. A History of Modern Britain (2009); covers 1945–2005. Marr, Andrew. Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged (2021), covers 1945 to 2020.. Sampson, Anthony. The Essential Anatomy of Britain: Democracy in Crisis (1992 ...