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Parent topics
Democracy: A form of government in which ultimate sovereignty rests with the people. [e]
Political party: An organization that seeks to advance the interests of its members by obtaining political power [e]- House of Commons (United Kingdom): The primary legislative chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
- House of Lords: The second chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
Subtopics
Ideologies
- Right (politics): Add brief definition or description
- Conservatism: A concept of political theory used as a shortcut to refer to a wide swath of people who allegedly hold similar values. The conservative ideal does not really exist, as no two people would likely define it exactly the same. Generalizations often made about conservatives may include that they wish to limit social change, preserve traditional family values, abhor homosexuality, revere the military and exhibit staunch patriotism for their country, believe in fiscal restraint, decry foreign immigration, and do not wish to fund support for people in need on grounds that they must be lazy. [e]
Politicians
Party leaders and prime ministers
- Stanley Baldwin: British Prime Minister three times between 1924 and 1937. [e]
- David Cameron: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to July 2016 and leader of the country's Conservative Party December 2005 - July 2016; Member of Parliament for Witney from May 2001 to September 2016 (born 1966). [e]
- Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister and war leader during the Second World War from 1940 to 1945; second term from 1951 to 1955. Won the Nobel Prize for Literature as a historian. [e]
- Neville Chamberlain: (18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving one term between 1937 to 1940. [e]
- Alec Douglas-Home: (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving 12 months between 1964 to 1965. [e]
- Anthony Eden: (12 June 1897 - 14 January 1977) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving one term between 1955 to 1957. [e]
- William Hague: Former UK foreign minister (2010-2014) and leader of the Conservative Party (1997-2001) amongst other roles; formally, Baron Hague of Richmond as a member of the House of Lords (born 1961). [e]
- Edward Heath: (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving one term 1970 to 1974. [e]
- Michael Howard: Add brief definition or description
- Andrew Bonar Law: (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) Canadian-born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister, and the only British PM to have been born outside the British Isles. [e]
- Harold Macmillan: (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving two terms between 1957 to 1963. [e]
- John Major: (b. 29 March 1943), British Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom, serving two terms 1990 to 1997. [e]
- Iain Duncan Smith: Add brief definition or description
- Margaret Thatcher: The first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, famous for her free market views and for successfully waging the Falklands War, frequently called the "Iron Lady". [e]
- Liz Truss: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party (2022); MP for South West Norfolk since 2010 (born 1975). [e]
Other politicians
- George Osborne: Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister); Member of Parliament for Tatton (born 1971). [e]
- Kenneth Clarke: Add brief definition or description
Events
Elections
2010 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, resulting in no party winning a majority of seats. [e]- 2005 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, won by the Labour Party with a majority of 66. [e]
- 2001 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, won by the Labour Party with a majority of 167. [e]
- 1997 United Kingdom general election: Nationwide election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, won by the Labour Party with a majority of 179. [e]
- Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom: The head of the British government, usually the leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons. [e]
- Government of the United Kingdom: Constitutional government where executive authority notionally lies with the monarch but is exercised in practice by his ministers, and is the collective name for these ministers. [e]
- Labour Party (UK): The main socialist party in British politics; founded in 1900. [e]
- Winter of Discontent: A series of rolling strikes and industrial actions throughout the British winter of 1978–1979, which eventually led to the downfall of the Callaghan Labour government. [e]