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The Labour Government 1945–1951 (1963) detailed coverage, with a far-left perspective online; Reeves, Rachel, and Martin McIvor. "Clement Attlee and the foundations of the British welfare state". Renewal: a Journal of Labour Politics 22#3/4 (2014): 42+. Archived 15 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Attlee shaking hands with US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes upon his arrival at National Airport in Washington, 1945 Attlee with Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, 1945 In the immediate aftermath of the war, the Government faced the challenge of managing relations with Britain's former war-time ally, Stalin and the ...
Clement Attlee, leader of the Labour Party, had been Deputy Prime Minister in the wartime coalition in 1940–1945 and was seen as a more competent leader by voters, particularly those who feared a return to the levels of unemployment in the 1930s and sought a strong figurehead in British politics to lead the postwar rebuilding of the country ...
26 July 1945 () – 23 February 1950 () Election: 1945 United Kingdom general election: Government: First Attlee ministry House of Commons; Members: 640: Speaker: Douglas Clifton Brown Leader: Herbert Morrison James Chuter Ede Prime Minister: Clement Attlee Leader of the Opposition: Winston Churchill Third-party leader: Clement Davies
Following the Second World War, the landslide 1945 election returned the Labour Party to power and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. [4] The party quickly nationalised critical sectors of the economy, especially declining industries.
The Spirit of '45 is a 2013 documentary film by British director Ken Loach, focused on and celebrating the radical changes in post-war Britain under the Labour government of Clement Attlee, which came to power in 1945.
The Labour party gained a 145-seat majority in 1945. The Labour party gained a 145-seat majority in 1945. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Pages in category "Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951" The following 141 pages are in this category, out of 141 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .