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3 days ago · Sir John Roy Major KG CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990.
Oct 23, 2024 · October 23, 2024 5:16 pm (Updated 8:16 pm) The row over Labour activists campaigning for Kamala Harris has echoes of a controversy in which Sir John Major’s government was accused of digging up ...
4 days ago · The £40bn rise in taxes is the largest increase at a budget since John Major's government in 1993 and is set to more than fill the £22bn "black hole" Labour said the Conservative government left ...
Oct 8, 2024 · When John Major became the unexpected Prime Minister in 1990 he was just 47. He was the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Rosebery in the late nineteenth century. Tony Blair was younger still when he became Prime Minister. But John Major's background was rather different from that of Lord Rosebery.
Oct 6, 2024 · Keir Starmer has seen his popularity drop at the fastest rate of any Prime Minister other than Tory leader Liz Truss.
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2 days ago · The chancellor is the third-oldest major state office in English and British history, and in recent times has come to be the most powerful office in British politics after the prime minister. It originally carried responsibility for the Exchequer , the medieval English institution for the collection and auditing of royal revenues.
2 days ago · She held roles under Conservative Party leaders John Major and William Hague, and also worked for George W. Bush's presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004. Mordaunt was elected to the House of Commons at the 2010 general election.
