3 déc. 1963 - Edward Heath wins a surprise election victory and takes Britain into the Common Market.

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Ted Heath defied the opinion polls and pundits to pull off a narrow election victory in 1970. He took Britain into what is now the European Union a decision that divided future generations of Tory MPs. He was ousted as party leader by Margaret Thatcher in 1975 after losing the second of two 1974 general elections amid crippling industrial unrest.