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Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister had called and unexpectedly lost the February 1974 general election.Although the Labour Party were able only to form a minority government, the following October 1974 general election saw them obtain a three-seat majority, and it was widely expected that Heath (who had led the party for the previous decade but lost three of the ...
Before the Union of England and Scotland in 1707, the Treasury of England was led by the Lord High Treasurer. [12] By the late Tudor period, the Lord High Treasurer was regarded as one of the Great Officers of State, [12] and was often (though not always) the dominant figure in government: Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (lord high treasurer, 1547–1549), [13] served as lord protector to ...
The leader of the Conservative Party (officially the leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the highest position within the United Kingdom's Conservative Party. The current holder of the position is Kemi Badenoch , who was elected to the position on 2 November 2024, following her victory against Robert Jenrick in the party's ...
The party stumbled in the 1960s and 1970s, but in 1975 Margaret Thatcher became leader and converted it to a monetarist economic programme; after her election victory in 1979 her government became known for its free market approach to problems and privatisation of public utilities. Here, the Conservatives experienced a high-point, with Thatcher ...
Pittite Tory: Whig: 14 Mar: 1801 Resignation Pitt resigns: 17 Mar: Addington ministry — Henry Addington: Addingtonian Tory: 1802: General election: 1804: Second Pitt ministry — William Pitt: Pittite Tory: Jan: 1806 Death Pitt dies: Feb: Ministry of All the Talents — Lord Grenville: Whig: Tory: Oct: General election: Mar: 1807 Second ...
But Badenoch has a long way to go before she can inherit the Thatcher mantle. ... Iain Duncan Smith became Tory leader of the opposition in 2001, but lost the confidence of his MPs and was deposed ...
Ms Mordaunt, a Royal Navy Reservist, said leadership “needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship”. She has pledged a 50% cut in VAT on fuel. Campaign name: PM ...
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, a Tory prime minister from 1812 to 1827, is ranked highly despite being called "the Arch-mediocrity" by later Conservative prime minister Benjamin Disraeli. Clement Attlee , who served as Labour Leader for over 20 years, is very highly rated among prime ministers.