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1 day ago · Gaitskell initially told the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macmillan at a dinner with King Faisal II of Iraq on 26 July 1956, that they would have the support of public opinion for the use of military action against Nasser, but warned Eden that he must act quickly and would have to keep the ...
Apr 3, 2024 · From left, James Callaghan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath. ... Blair was the first prime minister to have been born during the queen's reign _ a fact that the ...
5 days ago · Answer: Arthur Balfour. As foreign secretary in 1917, he issued the Balfour declaration, which eventually led to the foundation of Israel in 1948. 5. Of which Prime Minister did Winston Churchill say, "An empty taxi stopped outside the Houses of Parliament, and --- --- stepped out."
Apr 23, 2024 · United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former prime ministers John Major, Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, and Edward Heath during her Golden Jubilee in 2002. Winston Churchill was the incumbent prime minister when Elizabeth became queen. No.
3 days ago · Admiral of the Fleet Albert Victor Nicholas Louis Francis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [1] [2] [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
6 days ago · Answer: Harold Macmillan Mr. Macmillan, a Conservative, was UK Prime Minister from 1957 until 1963. Unfortunately Mr. Macmillan's term is remembered more for the Profoumo sex/spy scandal than for his many accomplishments. Eden was his predcessor as Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister from 1979-1990 and Mr. Blair from 1997-2007.
Apr 23, 2024 · Answer: Harold Macmillan Anthony Eden is best remembered as being Prime Minister at the time of the Suez Crisis of 1956. He was created Earl of Avon in 1961. Arthur Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister from 1937-1940. Winston Churchill was Prime Minister from 1940-1945 and led the country through W
