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- Following the Second World War, the landslide 1945 election returned the Labour Party to power and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The party quickly nationalised critical sectors of the economy, especially declining industries.
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The Labour Party came to power in the United Kingdom following its unexpected victory in the July 1945 general election. Party leader Clement Attlee became Prime Minister replacing Winston Churchill in late July. Ernest Bevin was Foreign Secretary until shortly before his death in April 1951.
- First: 23 February 1950, Second: 26 October 1951
- Clement Attlee
Jun 29, 2018 · The Labour government introduced a State of Emergency on 19 June 1948, in effect imposing a police-state regime on the colony. This was accompanied by mass arrests. By the end of August, 4,500 people had been rounded up, with the brunt of the repression falling on the trade unions.
- John Newsinger
- 2018
The caretaker government, led by Churchill, was heavily defeated. The Labour Party led by Attlee won a landslide victory and gained a majority of 145 seats. It was the first election in which Labour gained a majority of seats and the first in which it won a plurality of votes.
- 72.8%, 1.7%
Labour Government, 1945–1951 Further information: Attlee ministry Following the Second World War , the landslide 1945 election returned the Labour Party to power and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . [4]
The 1945 Labour government was one of the great governments in modern British history, whichever way one views it. Directly, we will look at. • Why Labour won a landslide in 1945. • The economy under Labour . • The creation of the NHS and the welfare state. • The government’s problems, and the elections of 1950 and 1951 .
The years between 1945 and 1951 saw nothing less than the birth of modern Britain. Most obviously, the universal welfare state that we now take for granted was created by the Labour...
Labour 1945 to 1951. Clement Attlee was leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955, and served as Britain’s Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951. As Prime Minister, he enlarged and improved...
