Conservative time line
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Updated: 14 Nov 2017
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Created byCal Mac (Insanesmg)
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A Parliamentary faction known as the Tories supported by the landed gentry and the Church of England emerges.The Tories return to power under William Pitt the Younger.The Tories return to power under William Pitt the Younger.The Earl of Derby serves three separate terms as prime minister.Benjamin Disraeli becomes one of the most successful Conservative leaders.Lord Salisbury the last peer to be prime minister takes over after Disraelis death.Arthur Balfour succeeds his uncle Lord Salisbury as Conservative leader.Andrew Bonar Laws first stint as Conservative leader.Austen Chamberlain steps in after Bonar Laws health problems.Bonar Law leader for a second time persuades the Conservatives to end their coalition with the Liberals.Stanley Baldwin replaces the dying Bonar Law as party leader.Neville Chamberlains reputation is tarnished by his appeasement of Hitler.Winston Churchill proves to be a great war leader but suffers a surprise defeat at the polls.nthony Edens time in office is overshadowed by the Suez crisis.Harold Macmillan tells voters youve never had it so good.Sir Alec DouglasHome is handed the party leadership in controversial circumstances.Edward Heath wins a surprise election victory and takes Britain into the Common Market.Margaret Thatcher becomes Britains first female prime minister and the first to serve three successive terms.John Major introduces a more consensual style but is hampered by splits over Europe.William Hague becomes the youngest Tory leader in modern times but does not recover lost ground.Iain Duncan Smith fails to lead a Tory recovery and is ousted before he can fight an election.Michael Howard comes to the rescue of a party in disarray.David Cameron took PowerDavid Cameron Calls referendum its goes bad and he resignsThersa may
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