| Name Time in office Political party | Theresa May 2016 – 2019 Conservative | David Cameron 2010 – 2016 Conservative | Gordon Brown 2007 – 2010 Labour | Tony Blair 1997 – 2007 Labour |
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Who was Blairs deputy?
John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007.
Who was Gordon Brown Deputy Prime Minister?
| The Right Honourable Gordon Brown HonFRSE | In office 24 June 2007 – 11 May 2010 | Deputy Harriet Harman | General Secretary Peter Watt Ray Collins | Chair Harriet Harman |
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How long did Tony Blair serve as prime minister?
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
Who is second in command of the Labour Party?
Incumbent. Angela Rayner
The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is the second highest ranking politician in the British Labour Party. The Deputy Leader also serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the Labour Party, and acts as Leader in the House in the event that the Leader cannot.
Who was in Tony Blair’s cabinet in 1997?
| Portfolio Minister Term | Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury Gordon Brown MP 1997–2007 | Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Lord Irvine of Lairg PC QC 1997–2003 | Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council Ann Taylor MP 1997–1998 | Margaret Beckett MP 1998–2001 |
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What was Tony Blair majority?
Tony Blair was returned as Prime Minister, with Labour having 355 MPs, but with a popular vote share of 35.2%, the smallest of any majority government in UK electoral history.
Who was the longest serving Prime Minister?
| Rank Prime Minister Length served | 1 Sir Robert Walpole 20 years, 314 days | 2 William Pitt the Younger 18 years, 343 days | 3 The Earl of Liverpool 14 years, 305 days | 4 The Marquess of Salisbury 13 years, 252 days |
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Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
was an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He served as Conservative Prime Minister twice – from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.
Did Gordon Brown have a glass eye?
During an end-of-term rugby union match at his old school, he received a kick to the head and suffered a retinal detachment. This left him blind in his left eye, despite treatment including several operations and weeks spent lying in a darkened room.
Who is the oldest British prime minister?
The oldest prime minister to be appointed overall, and oldest to win a General Election, was William Ewart Gladstone, who was born on 29 December 1809 and appointed for the final time on 15 August 1892 at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 3 days, following that year’s General Election.
Who stood against Tony Blair?
Reg Keys was an ambulance paramedic for 19 years in Solihull before retiring to Llanuwchllyn, Bala in North Wales. In the 2005 UK general election, he stood against the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in the Sedgefield constituency.
Who leads the Labour party now?
| Leader of the Labour Party | Incumbent Keir Starmer since 4 April 2020 | Member of National Executive Committee | Precursor Chair of the PLP | Inaugural holder Keir Hardie |
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Who ran for Labour leadership 2020?
| Candidate Keir Starmer Rebecca Long-Bailey | Popular vote 275,780 135,218 | Percentage 56.2% 27.6% |
Who is shadow deputy leader?
| Portfolio Shadow Minister Term | Shadow cabinet ministers | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer Apr 2020–present | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow First Secretary of State Angela Rayner Apr 2020–present |
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