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| | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Whenever the office of Prime Minister falls vacant, the Sovereign is responsible for appointing the new incumbent; the appointment is formalised at a ceremony known as Kissing Hands. | | | Ministers, Privy Counsellors, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, senior civil servants, senior military officers, members of important committees and commissions, and several other officials are selected, and in some cases may be removed, by the Prime Minister. | | | The Prime Minister is appointed by the Sovereign, who is bound by constitutional convention to choose the individual most likely to command the support of the House of Commons (normally, the leader of the party with a majority in that body). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Prime_Minister
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| | Britannia Government: Prime Ministers |
| | He was probably called first minister while the title of prime minister was not officially recognized until 1905. | | | Our dilemma is reflected somewhat in the biographical commentary for several of the prime ministers who served prior to 1905. | | | - Official biographies of recent prime ministers, speeches, tour of the residence, cabinet ministers bios, press releases and more. |
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http://www.britannia.com/gov/primes
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| | Prime Ministers |
| | Prime Minister Tony Blair The UK& 2005 G8 and EU presidencies... | | | Prime Minister Tony Blair in the House of Commons | | | prime minister contact biography speeches PM's office G8 and EU Presidencies government cabinet guide to legislation guide to government in your are... |
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| | British Prime Ministers: Attlee, Clement Richard (1883-1967) |
| | In May 1940 he supported the prime ministry of Winston Churchill and, during the war, served in the war cabinet as lord privy seal (1940-42), deputy prime minister (1942-45), secretary of state for the dominions (1942-43), and lord president of the council (1943-45). | | | In the first Labour government (1924) he served as undersecretary of state for war, and, in the second Labour ministry (1929-31), he was successively chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and postmaster general. | | | Although approving of the British declaration of war in September 1939, he refused to take office in Neville Chamberlain's government. |
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| | Winston Churchill |
| | Crookshank's successor as Minister of Health is not in the Cabinet. | | | September 1953: Florence Horsbrugh, the Minister of Education, Sir Thomas Dugdale, the Minister of Agriculture, and Gwilym Lloyd George, the Minister of Food, enter the cabinet. | | | Under the law at the time, a newly appointed Cabinet Minister was obliged to seek re-election at a by-election. |
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| | British Prime Ministers |
| | However, disagreements with ministers and British setbacks at the start of the Seven Years' War (1756-63) led to his resignation in 1756. | | | As Prime Minister he passed the Catholic Releaf Act (1829), giving Catholics the right to vote and sit in Parliament. | | | The Duke became Prime Minister on the death of his brother, Henry Pelham. |
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| | 20th century British elections and prime ministers |
| | In 20th century practice, however, when a parliamentary election produced a clear change of government the prime minister normally resigned (and the leader of the winning party was appointed PM) the day following the election. | | | The 14th Earl of Home technically held office as prime minister for a few days 19 - 23 Oct 1963 as a member of the Lords before renouncing his peerage and entering the House of Commons at a by-election as Sir Alec Douglas-Home. | | | Devolution: September 1997: referenda in Scotland and Wales vote for devolution; 1998: legislation passed (Scotland Act 1998, Government of Wales Act 1998); 1999: devolved governments elected. |
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| | British Prime Ministers: Wilson, Harold (1916-1995) |
| | In 1965 Wilson was unable to avert an illegal declaration of independence by the white minority government of the British colony of Rhodesia, and his subsequent efforts to topple the rebel government by the use of economic sanctions rather than by military force failed. | | | Wilson was first elected to the House of Commons in 1945 and was appointed president of the Board of Trade in 1947, becoming, at age 31, Britain's youngest cabinet minister since William Pitt the Younger in 1792. | | | He worked to consolidate the party, and after Labour won the general election of 1964, he became prime minister. |
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| | The Official languages are english AND french but... Antimoon Forum |
| | Although, we did briefly have a British-born Prime Minister in 1984. | | | Several other prominent British politicians in the early 1900s also originally came from Canada, the most famous one was Lord Beaverbrook. | | | R.B. Bennet, actually moved to Britain after leaving office and became a member of the British House of Lords. |
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http://www.antimoon.com/forum/2004/5973.htm
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| | U.K. Politics Trivia and Quizzes |
| | This is a quiz on the 2003 elections to the Scottish Parliament. | | | The office of Prime Minister is the pinnacle of any British politican's career, but this quiz, I hope, takes a different look at the holders of that office. | | | This is a selection of questions about various British Prime Ministers who held office during the 20th century. |
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http://www.funtrivia.com/quizlistgold.cfm?cat=106
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| | MORI - Rating British Prime Ministers |
| | Given the great deal of contemporary discussion and concern about politics and politicians, it is perhaps surprising that honesty is seen as the least required characteristic needed for a Prime Minister to be defined as successful. | | | Neither of those surveys included Tony Blair (now in his seventh year as Prime Minister) and both were based on small samples. | | | In addition to asking to rate individual performance, respondents were asked to select up to three out of a list of 20 characteristics that they think are most needed for a Prime Minister to be judged successful. |
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http://www.mori.com/polls/2004/leeds.shtml
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| | CNN.com - Crisis talks over Northern Ireland - June 27, 2001 |
| | They have also argued that if the climate for disarmament is to be created, the Government must amend its police reforms, scale down Army activity in the province and remove the ban on republican ministers attending cross-border body meetings. | | | Talks in Belfast last week involving the province's political leaders and government ministers from London and Dublin failed to produce a breakthrough. | | | Trimble, re-elected on Saturday as leader of the Protestant Ulster Unionist Party, says he will quit as First Minister of the Province on July 1 unless the anti-British Irish Republican Army begins scrapping its arsenal. |
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http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/27/nireland
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| | British Prime Ministers: Thatcher, Margaret (1925-) |
| | She was joint parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (1961-64) and secretary of state for education and science (only the second woman ever to become a Conservative cabinet minister) under Prime Minister Edward Heath (1970-74). | | | The electorate's memories of Thatcher's decisive leadership during the Falklands conflict helped give her a landslide victory in the general elections of June 1983. | | | Abroad, Thatcher presided over the orderly establishment of an independent Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) in 1980 after 15 years of illegal separation from British colonial rule under a white minority. |
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http://www.mdlg05075.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thatcher.htm
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| | Impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair for misleading Parliament and the British people |
| | Impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair for misleading Parliament and the British people | | | Click here to download (61Kb PDF opens new window) a version of the legal opinion on the impeachment of the Prime Minister, by Rabinder Singh QC and Professor Conor Gearty of Matrix. | | | Click here to order the impeachment book: contains "A Case to Answer" by Dan Plesch and Glen Rangwala; the legal opinion on the impeachment of the Prime Minister by Rabinder Singh QC and Professor Conor Gearty of Matrix; and a foreword by Adam Price MP. |
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| | 10 Downing Street website - Home |
| | Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Cabinet-Iraq | | | Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Anti Terrorism Bill, Smoking Ban and David Blunkett | | | Send an email to Prime Minister Tony Blair |
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| | BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS SON MAKING FRIENDS IN HOLLYWOOD |
| | British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR's youngest son NICKY has landed his dream holiday job - as a production assistant on former FRIENDS star LISA KUDROW's new Hollywood sitcom. | | | The 19 year-old will spend his days running errands and making coffee for the crew of THE COMEBACK. |
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| | MORI - Rating British Prime Ministers |
| | Labour's first post-war Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, has been voted as the most successful British Prime Minister in the 20th century, according to a survey conducted by MORI and the University of Leeds among academics specialising in 20th century British history and politics. | | | Tony Blair fails to make the top 5, being placed in sixth place behind Margaret Thatcher (in fourth) and Harold Macmillan (in fifth). | | | Q1 Here is a list of characteristics some scholars consider to be important for a Prime Minister to possess in order for his/her period in office to be considered to be a success. |
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http://www.mori.com/polls/2004/leeds-top.shtml
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| | British Government and Politics on the Internet |
| | British and Irish Legal Information Institute - over 75,000 documents in 14 databases including decisions by House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court searchable | | | Questions of Procedure for Ministers (code of conduct for ministers) | | | Excel Spreadshets, British General Elections 1906-2001 from Iain Outlaw |
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| | William Ewart Gladstone - Wikiquote |
| | He was a notable political reformer, known for his populist speeches, and was for many years the main political rival of Benjamin Disraeli. | | | William Ewart Gladstone (December 29, 1809 - May 19, 1898) was a British Liberal politician and Prime Minister (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894). |
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone
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| | BUBL LINK: British political history |
| | Compilation of results of all post-war UK General Elections, and a list of Cabinet members from the resulting administrations. | | | Information about legislation between 1700 and 1920, including the 1801 Act of Union, the 1804 Corn Laws, the 1882 Married Women's Property Act and the 1913 Cat and Mouse Act. | | | Record of the former British Prime Minister and the 1990-97 administration. |
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http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/britishpoliticalhistory.htm
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| | Martin J. Read Pianist |
| | He has been engaged by Royalty, US Presidents, British Prime Ministers, European Statesmen and countless top international celebrities. | | | Although his repertoire is wide and varied, he is probably best known for his arrangements of American music of the 1920's, '30's and '40's. |
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http://martinjread.co.uk
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| | Prime Ministers in History |
| | The biography for current PM Tony Blair can be found in the Prime Minister area of the site. | | | Eighteenth Century Prime Ministers, period of office and political party | | | Nineteeth Century Prime Ministers, period of office and political party |
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| | British Politics Page - John Major 1990-1997 |
| | This site contains facts and resources about the former Prime Minister and his Government. | | | You can access the links on this site from the menu on the left of this page. |
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http://www.johnmajor.co.uk
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| | James Callaghan - Wikiquote |
| | Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005) UK politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976 -1979) | | | A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on. |
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Callaghan
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| | Look Who Will Be Choosing Our Next Prime Minister |
| | Of the 20 prime ministers of the 20th century, only five - including Tony Blair - first entered No 10 as outright general election victors; the other 15 either inherited from a party predecessor, or took over without an intervening general election. | | | Never before will a prime minister have been chosen by his party in the country, rather than by MPs alone. | | | In extreme circumstances, this could result in the choice of a new leader, and thus a new prime minister, who was not supported by the Commons majority on whose support a prime minister's authority traditionally rests. |
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http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/10-11-2004-60377.asp
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| | CNN.com - Former PMs among Heath mourners - Jul 25, 2005 |
| | Heath, who served as Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974 and took Britain into the EEC, the forerunner of the EU, died aged 89 on July 17. | | | Heath was ousted from the Conservative leadership by Thatcher in 1975 after losing two general elections the previous year, sparking a long feud between the pair. | | | LONDON, England -- Former British prime ministers Baroness Thatcher and John Major will be among mourners attending the funeral of their Conservative predecessor, Sir Edward Heath, on Monday. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/25/heath.funeral/index.html
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| | French Prime Ministers on Almondnet |
| | Richelieu dominated the history of France from 1624 to his death as Louis XIII's chief minister, succeeding Luynes who died in 1621. | | | Cardinal Richelieu was born in 1585 and died in 1642. | | | Cardinal Richelieu - French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Richelieu archpriest, hierarch, prelate, primate, high |
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| | British, Spanish Prime Ministers Will Meet in London Next Week - Prensa Latina |
| | London, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Prime Ministers of Great Britain, Tony Blair, and Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, will meet in London on June 3 to discuss key topics like the future European Constitution, an official spokesperson announced Wednesday. | | | Debates will mainly focus also on the Iraqi situation, the source revealed, but according to analists the draft Constitution that the 25 members of the European Union will put to the vote during the Brussels Summit on June 17-18 will be a extremly sensitive issue. | | | British, Spanish Prime Ministers Will Meet in London Next Week |
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| | British Prime Ministers 1721 to 1770 |
| | Reduced taxes in England but raised them overseas - resulted in American War of Independence. | | | British rule in India achieved by General Robert Clive in 1757. | | | 1767 General Clive departs India - British rule in a mess. |
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| | Facts About the British Prime Ministers |
| | By Dermot Englefield, Janet Seaton, and Isobel White, with a foreword by Prime Minister John Major | | | This is an authoritative guide to the people who have held the reigns of power in the U.K. since 1721. | | | Packed with personal, political, and historical information, the book brings special insights into the lives of those who shaped and reshaped British parliamentary history, for both serious research and fascinating reading. |
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| | British Prime Ministers 1945-2001 |
| | where, if applicable, the political papers and correspondence of that Prime Minister are held | | | The Careers and Personal Papers of British Prime Ministers, 1945-2001. | | | Who was the most successful post-war Prime Minister! |
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| | British Prime ministers |
| | Letter to Tony Blair, copied to Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher and John Major. | | | I wish to let former Prime Ministers see the recent correspondence I have addressed to Government regarding British responsibility for the destruction of democracy in Nigeria and its appalling consequences. | | | Forty years ago on the African continent, the leaders of our great parliamentary democracy brought forth a new nation, Nigeria, marking the end of a trusteeship, honestly carried out, and dedicated to the principles of the United Nations Charter, freedom, liberty, equality and democracy. |
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