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Who was the best Prime Minister of UK?

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Who was the best Prime Minister of UK?

In December 1999 a BBC Radio 4 poll of 20 prominent historians, politicians and commentators for The Westminster Hour produced the verdict that Churchill was the best British prime minister of the 20th century, with Lloyd George in second place and Clement Attlee in third place.

What was Edward Heath known for?

Sir Edward Richard George Heath KG MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Outside of politics, Heath was a yachtsman, a musician, and an author.

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How many elections did Heath lose?

This meant that Wilson had now won four of the five general elections he had contested, while Heath had now lost three of his four general elections, and it seemed inevitable that his leadership would soon end.

Who replaced Harold Wilson’s PM?

In October 1963, Harold Macmillan resigned as prime minister and Douglas-Home was chosen to succeed him. By the 1960s, it was unacceptable for a prime minister to sit in the House of Lords, so Home disclaimed his hereditary peerage and successfully stood for election to Parliament as Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

What did Harold Wilson do?

He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1983. Wilson is the only Labour leader to have formed Labour administrations following four general elections.

Who was the most powerful leader in history?

Henry Kissinger Picks The Seven Most Powerful People In History

  • No. 1: Julius Caesar (100 B.C.-44 B.C.)
  • No. 2: Qin Shi Huang (259 B.C.-210 B.C.)
  • No. 3: Peter the Great (1672-1725)
  • No. 4: Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
  • No. 5: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
  • No. 6: Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
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What was heath like as Prime Minister?

He was a man of strong principles from which he would allow no deviation. He believed passionately that Britain should be part of Europe and would have consigned the Conservative party to a decade in the wilderness if that had been the price of British entry. Wilson disliked Heath; Heath hated Wilson.

Could Heath v Wilson have made a good leader?

Both had their strong points; a combination of their qualities could have produced a formidable leader. But then one might have had a combination of both their weaknesses: and then we really would have been in a mess. Heath v Wilson: The 10 Year Duel is on BBC4 on Wednesday at 9pm.

When did Heath become leader of the Conservative Party?

In 1965, he was elected leader of the Conservative party, becoming the first modern Conservative leader not to come from an upper-class background. Heath suffered a defeat in the 1966 general election at the hands of Harold Wilson, but the tides turned for him four years later when he took Wilson’s title in the 1970 election.

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Who was the Prime Minister in 1970?

He was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1965, and so began his long-lasting rivalry with Harold Wilson, leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister. Heath won the 1970 election, and served his only term as Prime Minister during a time of strong industrial change and economic decline.