<ul><li>-1945: The end of World War II and the election of Clement Attlee's Labour Party, which introduced the National Health Service (NHS) and the National Insurance Act.</li><li>1950: Labour Party loses the general election to the Conservative Party, led by Winston Churchill, who becomes Prime Minister for the second time.</li><li>1964: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election and begins a period of economic and social reform.</li><li>1970: The Conservative Party, led by Edward Heath, wins the general election, but is unable to form a stable government and calls for a new general election in</li><li>1974: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election, but is unable to form a stable government and calls for a new general election in October.</li><li>1974: Labour Party led by Harold Wilson wins the general election in October and forms a minority government.</li><li>1976: The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, wins the general election and begins an era of neoliberal economic policies.</li><li>1979: The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, wins the general election, beginning an era of neoliberal economic policies.</li><li>1997: Tony Blair's Labour Party wins a landslide victory, introducing policies such as the minimum wage and devolution for Scotland and Wales.</li><li>2010: Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government</li><li>2015: Conservative Party led by David Cameron wins the general election, beginning a period of austerity measures and the Brexit referendum.</li><li>2016: The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum.</li><li>2017: Conservative Party led by Theresa May loses majority in general election, leading to a hung parliament and a minority government.</li><li>2019: Conservative party led by Boris Johnson wins a majority in general election, resulting in the UK leaving the EU on January 31, 2020.</li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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