Labour Stanley Baldwin — In his second term in office, Baldwin was responsible for several notable social achievements including extending the right to vote to women aged over He successfully steered the country through the rocky waters of the General Strike of Just a few months into his term however, the world was shaken by the Wall Street Crash of and the Great Deppression that followed. Labour Ramsey MacDonald — With his Labour government divided on how to resolve an economic crisis that included the doubling of unemployment levels; MacDonald resigned but was reappointed at the head of a national coalition government with support from the Conservative and Liberal parties.
This move cost him the support of his own party and he once again resigned national coalition Stanley Baldwin — Returning to office for the third time, his major achievement in this last phase of his career was to steer the country through the abdication of King Edward VIII in Recognising the threat of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, Baldwin started a programme of re-arming the country.
He was later criticised for not doing more to prepare. Following the invasion of Poland, Chamberlain declared war on Germany on 3 September, Despite the country effectively bankrupt after the war, he managed the creation of the National Health Service in In just a few short years he nationalised one fifth of the entire British economy. In his National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act would open up vast swathes of the British countryside to the general public for the first time.
Later that year his deteriorating health forced him to resign, making way for his Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Anthony Eden. His success was to be short-lived however, as Eden is best know for his controversial handling of the Suez crisis in Following a badly executed invasion intended to seize control of the Suez Canal in Egypt, there was widespread international condemnation and following a threat of US sanctions, Eden was forced into a humiliating withdrawal.
Isolated, Eden resigned having demonstrated to the world that Britain was no longer the superpower it once was. Conservative Harold Macmillan — Following the resignation of Sir Anthony Eden, Macmillan emerged from the wreckage of the Suez crisis to lead a demoralised Conservative party and country. In terms of foreign affairs, he helped to negotiate the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and speeded up the decolonisation of the British Empire.
As Prime Minister for just days, he holds the record as serving the second shortest premiership of the 20th century. His government introduced liberalising laws in the fields of capital punishment, abortion, homosexuality and divorce. On the issue of the economy, the powerful trade-union bosses refused to be controlled, resulting in a rise in unemployment and inflation.
His premiership also coincided with the heights of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. To the surprise of all concerned and just 5 days after his 60th birthday, Wilson resigned suddenly, making way for the older James Callaghan. The defining moment of her premiership came in April , when she led the country to war against Argentina in the Falkland Islands.
The successful outcome of the campaign transformed her standing in the opinion polls. Signed on Good Friday, 10 April , the Good Friday Agreement helped to end a period of conflict in the region known as the Troubles. His legacy on foreign affairs is perhaps a little more controversial, allied with the USA and President Bush, UK armed forces were involved in an invasion of Afghanistan in , and an invasion of Iraq in Under his premiership UK combat operations in Iraq came to an end and British forces withdrew from the country.
The youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in , in response to the global financial crisis the coalition government embarked on a programme of public spending restraint in order to reduce the budget deficit.
Under his leadership, the UK committed to meeting the UN target of 0. During his time as Prime Minister, he would oversee three national referendums. The first in , asked whether the traditional method of electing MPs should be changed. The second in , asked whether Scotland should be an independent country. Cameron campaigned for Scotland to remain part of the UK, which he won. Following this defeat, he resigned as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party.
Just one month later, seeking to strengthen her hand in Brexit negotiations May called a snap election. The result of the election was a hung parliament, the number of Conservative seats had fallen from to During her premiership unemployment in the UK fell to record lows.
After having draft versions of her EU withdrawal agreement rejected by parliament on three occasions, May resigned. Conservative Alexander Boris Johnson — Following the resignation of Theresa May, Johnson was elected leader of the Conservative Party and appointed prime minister. With no working majority in parliament and with many members of his own party opposing his hardline Brexit stance, Johnson was forced to call yet another UK general election.
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