"New Labour" won a landslide victory in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of Conservative Party government, with the heaviest Conservative defeat since 1832.
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Blair victorious, Major concedes & Ashdown celebrates. In 1997 Labour ended 18 years in the political wilderness in spectacular style. The party returned to power with a parliamentary landslide, winning the biggest majority held by any government since 1935. Tony Blair's New Labour had gained a staggering 179-seat overall majority in the Commons as the Conservatives were tossed aside by the voters. The election also saw the Liberal Democrats put in a remarkable performance, more than ...
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Paddy Ashdown Conveys Tony Blair & John Major as "Punch and Judy".
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On 20 October 1994, The Guardian published an article claiming that Hamilton, and another minister, Tim Smith, had received money, paid in the form of cash in brown envelopes, from Harrods' owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, for asking questions on his behalf in the House of Commons. The subsequent furore became known as the "Cash-for-questions affair". Smith admitted his guilt and resigned immediately. Hamilton claimed innocence but was eventually forced to resign his position as Corporate Affairs ...
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Report on the Conservative election trail, travelling north to Chester and the down to the not-so welcome south west, ending with a conference rally. Norman Fowler's warning of not always to trust polls rang true, looking back.
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The UK Poll Tax Riots were a series of mass disturbances, or riots, in British cities during protests against the Community Charge (commonly known as the poll tax), introduced by the Conservative government led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. By far the largest occurred in central London on Saturday March 31, 1990, shortly before the poll tax was due to come into force in England and Wales.
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The Alliance won 25.4% of the national vote in the 1983 general election, compared to Labour's 27.6%. Only 23 Alliance Members of Parliament (mps) were elected, compared to Labour's 209. The SDP came second in many constituencies, though the bulk of Labour's defectors to the SDP in 1981 lost their seats, but Britain's first past the post electoral system meant that this success did not translate into parliamentary seats. Both the SDP and the Liberal party were committed to proportional ...
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