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May 23, 2024 · On 18th October 1963, Harold Macmillan resigned as prime minister. It was an unusual resignation: hardly a soul outside of the tight circle around Macmillan knew, at the time of his resignation, who would take his place in Number 10; Macmillan himself was in hospital, recovering from a prostate operation; and for the first and only time in her reign, the Queen came to see her departing prime ...
4 days ago · In 1943, Macmillan was a junior minister on the up, lending his support to de Gaulle against Giraud in the negotiations about the FCNL. By 1963, Macmillan was a tired prime minister, acknowledging that France’s veto had shattered his hopes; ‘all our policies at home and abroad are in ruins’.
2 days ago · Once in power, Labour will not be able to stay silent for long. What will it do? History provides one possible answer. In 1964 Labour returned to government under Harold Wilson, less than two years after France’s President de Gaulle had vetoed the application by Harold Macmillan, the Conservative prime minister, to join Europe’s common market.
2 days ago · Alec Douglas-Home. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC ( / ˈhjuːm /; 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
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1 day ago · Harold Wilson. James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC, FRS, FSS (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970 and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 ...
May 13, 2024 · The Elections. Seeking an historic third consecutive term, Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called a general election for 8 October 1959. Macmillan had succeeded Sir Anthony Eden as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party in January 1957. Eden had resigned following the ill-conceived and ill-fated Suez debacle which also ...
3 days ago · The Elections. The general election of 1964 was held on October 15, some five years and six days since the previous election. The Conservatives, having been in power for 13 years and seeking a fourth term, once again entered the election with a new leader. Sir Alec Douglas-Home had succeeded Harold Macmillan as prime minister and leader of the ...
