{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/74812ccd-3d1a-4b02-b137-5887a610afe9/63d1562199821f0010d40200?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"UK Party Politics - 1945 to 2019","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e6f1706c05e349ef408d8/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<ul><li>-1945: The end of World War II and the election of Clement Attlee's Labour Party, which introduced the National Health Service (NHS) and the National Insurance Act.</li><li>1950: Labour Party loses the general election to the Conservative Party, led by Winston Churchill, who becomes Prime Minister for the second time.</li><li>1964: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election and begins a period of economic and social reform.</li><li>1970: The Conservative Party, led by Edward Heath, wins the general election, but is unable to form a stable government and calls for a new general election in</li><li>1974: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election, but is unable to form a stable government and calls for a new general election in October.</li><li>1974: Labour Party led by Harold Wilson wins the general election in October and forms a minority government.</li><li>1976: The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, wins the general election and begins an era of neoliberal economic policies.</li><li>1979: The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, wins the general election, beginning an era of neoliberal economic policies.</li><li>1997: Tony Blair's Labour Party wins a landslide victory, introducing policies such as the minimum wage and devolution for Scotland and Wales.</li><li>2010: Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government</li><li>2015: Conservative Party led by David Cameron wins the general election, beginning a period of austerity measures and the Brexit referendum.</li><li>2016: The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum.</li><li>2017: Conservative Party led by Theresa May loses majority in general election, leading to a hung parliament and a minority government.</li><li>2019: Conservative party led by Boris Johnson wins a majority in general election, resulting in the UK leaving the EU on January 31, 2020.</li></ul>","author_name":"David Crowther and Roifield Brown"}