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2 days ago · John Major 's term as the prime minister of the United Kingdom began on 28 November 1990 when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Margaret Thatcher, and ended on 2 May 1997 following the Conservative Party's defeat in the 1997 general election by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
4 days ago · In a remarkable seven decades on the British throne, the late Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British Prime Ministers come and go during her reign, from Sir Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher...
1 day ago · Major was also one of the prime ministers portrayed in the 2013 stage play The Audience. Less flatteringly, Major was the subject of the song John Major – Fuck You by Scottish punk band Oi Polloi. Major was portrayed by Jonny Lee Miller in the fifth season of The Crown in 2022.
3 days ago · However, former Prime Ministers Boris Johnson, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Theresa May and David Cameron opted to stay in the residence at 11 Downing Street, due to the greater size of the living...
1 day ago · The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet .
2 days ago · Who is Keir Starmer? The party’s 61-year-old leader will be the UK’s next prime minister. Royal authority: The winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so. Election terms: From Red wall to King’s Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. History meets the modern world.
3 days ago · Buckingham Palace is getting ready for a major moment. On July 5th 2024, the outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, arrived to offer his resignation after losing the general election. King...
