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	Clement Attlee
		He was Postmaster General in 1931, when most of the party's leaders lost their seats; this helped him win the deputy leadership under George Lansbury.
		Attlee was Lord Privy Seal (1940-1942), Deputy Prime Minister of the United KingdomDeputy Prime Minister (1942), Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsDominions Secretary (1942-1943), and Lord President of the Council (1943-1945/).
		When Lansbury resigned the leadership in 1935, Attlee was appointed as an interim leader until after the UK general election, 1935general election that year.
	www.infothis.com /find/Clement_Attlee

	Labour Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, Labour resolved not to repeat the Liberals' error of 1918, and withdrew from the government to contest the subsequent general election (July 5) in opposition to Churchill's Conservatives.
		The aftermath of the election defeat in 1979 provoked a period of bitter internal rivalry in Labour.
		Under its leader Tony Blair it won a landslide in the 1997 general election, and formed its first government since 1979.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Labour_Party_(UK)

	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Prime Minister is the chief officer of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom (before 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain).
		The full title of the current prime minister, Tony Blair, is Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		The leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons is termed the 'Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition'.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom

	Conservative Party - Shadow Cabinet
		Conservative Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition
	www.conservatives.com /people/shadowcabinet.cfm

	Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Prescott, who was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in opposition, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister by Tony Blair in 1997, in addition to being Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
		In many cases the post of Deputy Prime Minister is given to a senior party figure, who is frequently one of the Prime Minister's past challengers or future rivals for the leadership, as a form of consolation prize, recognition of their achievements or way of keeping them quiet.
		The Deputy can be appointed by the Prime Minister once in office (as with Michael Heseltine), or can be elected Deputy Leader by the party, as in the case of the current incumbent, John Prescott.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom (593 words)

	US Declassifed Documents (1964-1968)
		Generally speaking he was inclined to think there were two reasons for the deterioration: opposition leaders in BG had effectively spread word in U.S. that he was Communist and secondly, there had been U.S. trouble with Cuba.
		In 1964, U.S. policy towards British Guiana was heavily influenced by the Cold War fear that Cheddi Jagan, the elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's colony of British Guiana, was an avowed Marxist who would create "another Cuba" in the Western Hemisphere if the colony were granted independence with Jagan in power.
		In the hope that the election may be postponed, he has invited Prime Minister Williams of Trinidad to try to mediate the differences between him and the leaders of the opposition parties.
	www.guyana.org /govt/US-declassifed-documents-1964-1968.html (593 words)

	Conservative Party (UK)
		In the periods when this was not the case ( 1881 - 1885, 1911 - 1916, 1921 - 1922) there was no clear "Leader of the Conservative Party" - this contributed to some of the internal party conflict at the time.
		Since losing the 1997 election to the Labour Party under Tony Blair, they have been in opposition.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
	www.mywiseowl.com /articles/Conservative_Party_(UK) (593 words)

	Parliament of the United Kingdom : British parliament
		That dominance continued in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (formed in 1801 when the crowns of Great Britain and Ireland were merged) and the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (formed in December 1922 when twenty-six of Ireland's thirty-two counties left to form the Irish Free State.
		In the politics of the United Kingdom, legislative authority (that is, the power to make laws) is vested in Parliament, which is a bicameral or two chamber assembly made up of an upper house, the House of Lords and a lower house, the House of Commons.
		Where a prime minister has ceased to retain a majority in that vote and requests a dissolution, the Queen can in theory reject his request, forcing his resignation and allowing the Leader of the Opposition to be asked to form a new government.
	www.freetemplate.ws /br/british-parliament.html (593 words)

	british_house_of_commons.html
		One important characteristic of the House of Commons is Question Time, in which members of both the party in power and the opposition parties have a weekly opportunity to ask questions of Cabinet ministers including the Prime Minister.
		A citizen of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, or Commonwealth nation over the age of twenty-one may be elected.
		Unlike in, say, the United States Congress, committees in the House of Commons are not very powerful, and most of the review of legislation occurs in the Cabinet.
	www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/b/br/british_house_of_commons.html (593 words)

	United Kingdom - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about United Kingdom
		The Arab states united in their support of Egypt, which emerged as the leader of Arab nationalism, and thereafter turned increasingly to the USSR for support, putting paid to Western influence in the Middle East for several years.
		Their host, the Duke of Dorset, in whose splendid library they were assembled, was, if not the premier duke of the United Kingdom, at least one of those whose many hereditary offices and ancient family entitled him to a foremost place in the aristocracy of the world.
		Finding myself out of place, and hearing that Monsieur Phileas Fogg was the most exact and settled gentleman in the United Kingdom, I have come to monsieur in the hope of living with him a tranquil life, and forgetting even the name of Passepartout.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /United+Kingdom (10194 words)

	Leadership Lecture Series
		The Labour Party went on to win the 1997 General Election by a landslide, after 18 years in Opposition.
		After the 1992 election Labour's new leader, John Smith, promoted Blair, making him Shadow Home Secretary.
		Tony Blair was re-elected with another landslide majority in the 2001 General Election.
	www.georgebushfoundation.org /bush/html/EndowedLectures/BioTonyBlair.htm (316 words)

	Nepal Home Page
		Multiparty legislative elections held in May 1991 were won by the centrist Nepali Congress party; the Communists became the leading opposition party.
		Elections to Parliament held; Nepali Congress wins a narrow majority; G.P. Koirala becomes prime minister.President of Nepali Congress and interim prime minister, K.P. Bhattarai, defeated in the polls by the leader of CPN-UML, Madan Bhandari.
		Mid-term elections in November 1994, which were called after the government lost a parliamentary vote, resulted in a hung parliament and the communists, who emerged as the single largest party, formed a minority government.
	www.nepalhomepage.com /general/history.html (1174 words)

	skindex
		Of the 14-member House of Assembly, II members are elected from single member constituencies on the basis of universal suffrage and three are nominated to the House (two on the advice of the prime minister and one on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition).
		Nevis Island Assembly Elections were held in February, 1997 with the Concerned Citizen Movement retaining 3 of the five seats and the Nevis Reformation Party holding the remainder
		The next general election is due by March 2005.
	www.stkittsnevis.org /facts.html (3023 words)

	Nepal Home Page
		Multiparty legislative elections held in May 1991 were won by the centrist Nepali Congress party; the Communists became the leading opposition party.
		Elections to Parliament held; Nepali Congress wins a narrow majority; G.P. Koirala becomes prime minister.President of Nepali Congress and interim prime minister, K.P. Bhattarai, defeated in the polls by the leader of CPN-UML, Madan Bhandari.
		Mid-term elections in November 1994, which were called after the government lost a parliamentary vote, resulted in a hung parliament and the communists, who emerged as the single largest party, formed a minority government.
	www.nepalhomepage.com /general/history.html (1174 words)

	Conservative Party (UK) biography .ms
		Since losing the 1997 election to the Labour Party under Tony Blair, they have been in opposition.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
		The Conservatives were the governing party in the United Kingdom on many occasions from 1834 until 1997.
	www.biography.ms /Conservative_Party_(UK).html (1174 words)

	Conservative Party (UK)
		Since losing the 1997 election to the Labour Party under Tony Blair, they have been in opposition.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
		The Conservatives were the governing party in the United Kingdom on many occasions from 1834 until 1997.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Conservative_Party_(UK) (1174 words)

	Conservative Party (UK)
		Since losing the 1997 election to the Labour Party under Tony Blair, they have been in opposition.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
		The Conservatives were the governing party in the United Kingdom on many occasions from 1834 until 1997.
	www.mywiseowl.com /articles/Conservative_Party_(UK) (1174 words)

	Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1922 Andrew Bonar Law returned to frontline politics but he felt that in the circumstances of the Carlton Club Meeting he could not accept the King's commission to form a government until he had been confirmed as "Leader of the Conservative Party".
		The Tories capitalised on the Winter of Discontent and the growing inflation rate, not to mention the humiliating bailout of the UK economy by the IMF in 1976, and won the 1979 general election with a majority of 43, Thatcher becoming the UK's first woman Prime Minister.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /The_Conservative_Party_(UK) (1174 words)

	Conservative Party (UK)
		Since losing the 1997 election to the Labour Party under Tony Blair, they have been in opposition.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
		The Conservatives were the governing party in the United Kingdom on many occasions from 1834 until 1997.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Conservative_Party_(UK) (1174 words)

	The Government of Saint Lucia
		The leader of the opposition is Honourable Sir John Compton who leads the United Workers Party (UWP).
		The legal system is based on English common law and "Code Napoleon", and the highest judicial body is the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
		The Cabinet is led by the Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Kenny D. Anthony and his other selected Ministers of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP - founded in 1946) who are also the majority party of the House of Assembly.
	www.visitslu.com /about_slu/facts/gov.html (239 words)

	Deputy Leader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Prescott, Deputy Leader of the British Labour Party (also Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
		In opposition, deputy leaders often lead Question Period sessions when the party leader is away.
		Deputy leaders often become Deputy Prime Minister when their parties are elected to government.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Deputy_Leader (239 words)

	Europhobia: Elections
		The point, which you seem singularly to have missed, is that the sole reason that Blair is going to be re-elected is because there is no viable opposition in the United Kingdom.
		Today the first moves were made, by the unchallengable leader of an utterly dominant political party, towards the imminent elections in which his political opponents stand absolutely no chance of winning.
		My local MP is Glenda Jackson, who has been consistent in her condemnation of the war and ID. I agree with her on most issues.
	europhobia.blogspot.com /2005/02/elections.html (1930 words)

	United Kingdom - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about United Kingdom
		The Arab states united in their support of Egypt, which emerged as the leader of Arab nationalism, and thereafter turned increasingly to the USSR for support, putting paid to Western influence in the Middle East for several years.
		Their host, the Duke of Dorset, in whose splendid library they were assembled, was, if not the premier duke of the United Kingdom, at least one of those whose many hereditary offices and ancient family entitled him to a foremost place in the aristocracy of the world.
		Finding myself out of place, and hearing that Monsieur Phileas Fogg was the most exact and settled gentleman in the United Kingdom, I have come to monsieur in the hope of living with him a tranquil life, and forgetting even the name of Passepartout.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /United+Kingdom (10194 words)

	United Kingdom
		Head of state, head of government, cabinet officers in the United Kingdom.
		Hague is the new leader of the Conservative Party, and given its defeat at the polls in 1997, one of the major foci of the party is its own rejuvenation.
		Extensive coverage of the 1997 British General Election which swept Labour back into the government after eighteen years in the opposition.
	www.iup.edu /politicalscience/courses/ps280/H-uk1.htm (1570 words)

	Political & global comment: UK gears up for tough election (for US readers)
		Nearly all Tories were elected on less than 50% of the vote at the last election in 2001, so big Tory fish could be vulnerable to a concerted Liberal Democrat push in rural areas where they are now second placed.
		Although Rove declared opposition Conservative (Tory) leader Michael Howard persona non-grata at the White House after he wobbled on Iraq, one of his main election planners, Liam Fox, met Rove before Christmas and borrowed Voter Vault, Rove’s software that now allegedly has personal information on every voter in Tory target seats.
		Labour assembled a majority at the last two elections by winning over cautious right-of-centre voters who have some concern about public services, especially education and health.
	commentator101.blogspot.com /2005/02/uk-gears-up-for-tough-election-for-us.html (573 words)

	Talking History: Recent Programs
		In the 1945 United Kingdom General Election, Labor Party leader Clement Attlee (1883-1967) and his party overwhelmed the Conservatives, and returned the Labor party back into power (it had spent a decade as the minority party -- the "loyal opposition").
		Fidel Castro visited the United States in April of 1959, three months after his ascendency to power with the successful end of the Cuban revolution.
		The invasion of Grenada was considered by the United Nations General Assembly an "unlawful aggression and intervention" into the affairs of a sovereign state.
	www.albany.edu /talkinghistory/arch-recent.html (6303 words)

	Conservative_Party_(UK) htm conservative party election michael conservatives government british leadership william - KnoliX.com
		Disraeli's mixture of jingoistic nationalism and promises of social reforms managed to win him enough working-class support to win a majority in 1874, but the Conservative hold remained tenuous, and Disraeli was defeated in the election of 1880.
		The Tories capitalised on the Winter of Discontent and the growing inflation rate, not to mention the humiliating bailout of the UK economy by the IMF in 1976, and won the 1979 general election with a majority of 43, Thatcher becoming the UK's first woman Prime Minister.
		Iain Duncan Smith (often known as IDS) was a strong eurosceptic but this did not define his leadership - indeed it was during his tenure that Europe ceased to be an issue of division in the party as it united behind calls for a referendum on the proposed European Union Constitution.
	www.knolix.com /a/Conservative_Party_(UK).htm (6303 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Never Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches
		Defeated in the July 1945 election, he became Leader of the Opposition, and then became Prime Minister once more in 1951.
		After Chamberlain's defeat in May 1940, Churchill formed a coalition government and as Prime Minister led Britain through the Second World War.
		Subjects > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Battles & Campaigns > General
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1401300561 (6303 words)

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