History and chronology of Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell in Great Britain

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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell History of Great Britain


1945	Election
Leeds First elected Member of Parliament for Leeds South
1947	Crisis
Britain suffers from an acute fuel shortage in the autumn
1947	Minister of Fuel & Power
Appointed Minister of Fuel & Power
1950	Chancellor
19th Oct London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
1950	Minister of Economics
28th Feb Appointed Minister of Economic Affairs
1950	NHS
Introduces prescription charges
1950	Prescription Charges
Introduces prescription charges
1954	Party Treasurer
Appointed Party Treasurer of the Labour Party
1955	Election
Dec Wins 157 votes for the party leadership, defeats Bevan & Morris on in the 1st round
14th Dec Elected Party Leader of the Labour Party
1955	Party Leader
14th Dec Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
1956	Suez Canal Crisis
5th Nov Suez Canal Goes on television & calls for Eden's resignation
5th Nov Suez Canal Goes on television & denounces Eden as "utterly discredited in the world"
1957	Nuclear Warfare
At Conference the Party follows Gaitskell & rejects Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
1959	Constitution
Blackpool Urges Labour to adopt a mixed economy at the Blackpool Conference
Nov Blackpool Accepts Wilson's comprimise for Clause IV of the Labour Party for "common ownership"
28th Nov Calls for the reform of Clause IV of after the loss of 3 elections in a row
1959	Election
Defeated after Gaitskell promises increased spending without increasing taxes
Labour win 43.8% of votes cast, 258 seats, the Conservatives win 365 seats
Promises not to increase taxes, seen as an electoral bribe
The Labour Party loses its 3rd general election in a row
1959	Reform
Nov Blackpool Accepts Wilson's comprimise for Clause IV of the Labour Party for "common ownership"
28th Nov Calls for the reform of Clause IV of after the loss of 3 elections in a row
1960	Constitution
Blackpool Forced to give up his proposed reforms for Clause IV of the Labour Party
1960	Election
Nov Wins 166 votes to Harold Wilson's 81 to retain the leadership of the Labour Party
1960	Nuclear Warfare
Scarborough Defeated at Conference & forced to accept Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
Defeated at Conference & forced to accept Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
1962	European Union
London Declares the Labour Party should never support Britain's entry into Europe
1963	Death
18th Jan London Unexpected death of Gaitskell