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Recent governments from Wikipedia:
Year From |
Prime Minister |
Party |
Ministry |
1979 |
Margaret Thatcher |
Conservative |
First Thatcher ministry |
1983 |
Margaret Thatcher |
Conservative |
Second Thatcher ministry |
1987 |
Margaret Thatcher |
Conservative |
Third Thatcher ministry |
1990 |
John Major |
Conservative |
First Major ministry |
1992 |
John Major |
Conservative |
Second Major ministry |
1997 |
Tony Blair |
Labour |
Blair ministry |
2001 |
Tony Blair |
Labour |
Blair ministry |
2005 |
Tony Blair |
Labour |
Blair ministry |
2007 |
Gordon Brown |
Labour |
Brown ministry |
2010 |
David Cameron |
Conservative and Liberal Democrat |
Cameron–Clegg coalition |
2015 |
David Cameron |
Conservative |
Second Cameron ministry |
2016 |
Theresa May |
Conservative |
First May ministry |
2017 |
Theresa May |
Conservative with DUP support |
Second May ministry |