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UK Prime Ministers
Head of her majestey's government, the Prime Minister office dates back to 1721. Prime Ministers traditionally live at 10 Downing Street in London. The Prime Minister is appointed by the queen, and is felt to inspire confidence in the House of Commons.
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Official residence of prime minister of UK?
If you mean the UK Prime Minister, it is 10 Downing Street London.
The Australian Prime Minister lives in "The Lodge" in Canberra.
Why does the British Prime Minister continue to advise the Queen?
This is traditional for the Queen to meet with the prime minister weekly. She knows a great deal having been Queen for over 60 years and has met heads of state in throughout the time. Her wisdom and experience can help the prime minister as sounding board for him and she advises not orders.
How can a british prime minister be removed?
Yeah they can did u know that Julia Gillard is a back-stabbing witch
Who was the british pm in 1948?
Maurice Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1958.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1957 January 10 to 1963 October 18 as leader of the Conservative Party. After Anthony Eden resigned over the Suez Canal crisis, Macmillan was appointed as prime minister by Queen Elizabeth II.
Macmillan improved relations with the US and USSR after the Suez Crisis, visiting leaders of each nation. He pushed for increased development into the UK's nuclear program. This indirectly led to the Windscale fire, causing the UK's most severe nuclear accident to date, and also to the UK's successful nuclear bomb test on 1957 November 8. This would also lead to the Partial test Ban Treaty of 1963, signed by the US, USSR and the UK.
Macmillan also increased the pace of decolonization, granting independence to a handful of countries, most of which remained within the commonwealth. As a result, South Africa would leave the commonwealth in 1961, South Africa having earlier gained independence in 1910. He also helped formed the European Free Trade Association, but was unable to get the UK into the European Economic Community.
The Profumo Affair of 1963 damaged both the credibility of Macmillan's government and his personal health. Macmillan would resign, with Douglas-Home succeeding him.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers
Who was the former british prime minister who gave the iron curtain speech?
Winston Churchill, during his second term in office from 1951 to '55.
Yes, it WAS Winston Churchill, but at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri on 5 March 1946.
Who was the tallest British prime minister?
Something tells me it's Jim Callaghan.... I might be wrong ! Nah, either him or Lord Salisbury. Callaghan is unique in being the only politician to hold the 4 great offices of state in UK: PM, Chancellor, Foreign & Home Secretary.
Neville Chamberlain was reluctant to get go to war because he was hoping that as Hitler had just annexed Austria and later the Sudetenland. he would stop. But unfortunately he didn't therefore forcing Chamberlain to take Great Britain to the war. * Neville Chamberlain has been severely criticized for not having gone to war against Germany earlier. One needs to bear in mind that the suffering caused by World War 1 made the prospect of a major war unpopular with the electorate in Britain and France. They also found it very hard to understand the obvious recklessness of Hitler. When a democracy goes to war the government needs the backing of the the electorate. * Ever since the early 1920s successive British governments had taken the view that the Treaty of Versailles (1919) had been too harsh and were in principle willing to rectify real grievances on the part of Germany. Chamberlain had gone to Munich to meet Hitler & returned with a piece of paper which stated Hitler had no more territorial demands to make in Europe. This policy was called Appeasement. Peace in our time was what they called it. Of course history shows that Hitler was totally untrustworthy. When the Germans invaded Poland, Britain & France declared war on Germany. The Appeasement policy was obviously to avoid another European war, and its aims were honourable, but with the benefit of hindsight had Britain & France acted together when the Germans re militarised the Rhineland.....
Who was a British prime minister with last name Thatcher?
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Who was the british prime minister at the outbreak of World War 1?
Herbert Asquith- he had been in office since 1908, but was replaced by his Chancellor David Lloyd George in 1916 in the middle of WW1.
Can an American who moves to England vote for the prime minister?
Unless someone is registered to vote in the constituency of the Prime Minister, he/she cannot be voted for directly.
Who was the British Prime minister in 1960?
Harold MacMillan- he had formerly been Chancellor to his predecessor Anthony Eden, but took over when Eden resigned in disgrace in Januray '57 following his creation of the Suez Crisis the previous year.
MacMillan was elected in his own right in 1960- he was in power during the Berlin and Cuba Crises of '61 and '62, and can be credited with very largely having solved the latter, as President John F.Kennedy deferred to MacMillan as an elder statesman and was constantly on the telephone to him for advice as to what to do. However, he failed to intervene to prevent the execution of James Hanratty, who was hanged for murder the same year and whose guilt was (and has always been) extremely suspect.
The Profumo Scandal of 1963 brought down MacMillan's Defence Minister John Profumo, although when MacMillan resigned in October '63 it was NOT because of this, as many people believe- it was because he had been wrongly diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and did not want to die in office. In fact, he went on to live for a further 23 years, moving up to the House of Lords as Lord Stockton and dying in 1986 at the ripe old age of 92!!
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Which serving British prime minister survived an assignment assassination attempt?
David Cameron - 2010 - Afghanistan!! telephone comms intercepted between insurgents to fire on the helicopter that was taking Cameron to a British camp! just answered this in a pub quiz :o)
What is David Lloyd George known for?
David Lloyd George, also known as the 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He is most know for guiding the British empire to defeat Germany and its allies in World War I.
Who was the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated?
The Rt Hon Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. John Bellingham shot him through the heart with a pistol in the lobby of the House of Commons at 5:15pm on 11 May 1812.
Neville Chamberlain, who was PM from 1937-May 1940.
Who is the shadow prime minister of the UK?
The shadow prime minister is the leader of the opposition
What school did twenty British Prime Ministers study at?
Seven: Thomas Pelham-Holles, Henry Pelham, James Waldegrave (though only for five days), Charles Watson-Wentworth, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, William Cavendish-Bentinck and John Russell.
Why is it important for a British Prime Minister to be a good debater?
Because (s)he is challenged on government actions every week by members of the House of Commons at Prime Ministers Questions.
