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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 ...
Destruction of the American Fleet at Penobscot Bay by Dominic Serres.Britain defending New Ireland from the Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolution. New Ireland was a Crown colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain twice established in modern-day Maine after British forces captured the area during the American Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812.
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 ]
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)
The Ireland Act 1949 has the unusual status of recognising the Republic of Ireland, but affirming that its citizens are not citizens of a foreign country for the purposes of any law in the United Kingdom. [30] This act was initiated at a time when Ireland withdrew from the Commonwealth of Nations after declaring itself a republic. [31]
27–28 July – English endurance swimmer Tom Blower becomes the first person to swim the North Channel, from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland. 31 July – Fire Services Act returns fire services in the United Kingdom from the National Fire Service to control of local authorities (from 1948) and provides the ...
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 ...
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 ...