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| 1st Flight to Australia Mollisin, James |  |
| 6th Aug London Completes the first flight to Australia in 8 days 19 hours & 28 minutes |
| Birth of Trueman, Frederick Sewards Trueman, Frederick Sewards | |
| Stainton Birth of Frederick Sewards Trueman |
| Chancellor Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 9th Nov Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| Chancellor Snowden, Philip | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 3rd term |
| Deputy Prime Minister Baldwin, Stanley | |
| London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister to MacDonald due to the latter's poor health |
| Diplomacy George V | |
| 4th Nov London Hosts a visit by Gandi in Buckingham Palace during the Round Table Conference on India |
| Economic Advisor Young Young, Allan | |
| London Appointed Harold MacMillan's economic advisor |
| Economy MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Britain is forced off the gold standard |
| 31st July The May Report announces a budget deficit of œ120 million |
| 22nd Aug The Cabinet splits over the need for economy cuts |
| 24th Aug Resigns to head a National Coalition Government & seek general financial confidence |
| Economy Snowden, Philip | |
| Cuts Government expenditure & secures the abandonment of the gold standard |
| Election Baldwin, Stanley | |
| The Conservative Party wins 60.7% of votes cast & 522 MPs |
| Election Bevan, Aneurin | |
| Ebbw Vale 1 of just 52 Labour MPs elected to Parliament |
| Election Clynes, John Robert | |
| Manchester Clynes is one of Labour's casualties in the 1931 election, losing his Manchester Platting seat |
| Election Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| St George's Elected Member of Parliament for St George's |
| Election MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Calls an election to ask for a "doctor's mandate" for the National Government |
| The election takes place during a run on the pound & divisions over expenditure cuts |
| 27th Oct 554 seats for the national government, 470 Tories & 52 Labour |
| 27th Oct A victory for the National Government |
| 27th Oct Conservative 470, Labour 52, Liberals 33 & others 5 seats |
| Election MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Stockton Wins Stockton as the National Candidate with a majority of 11,031 votes |
| Election Snowden, Philip | |
| Snowden decides not to stand for Parliament at the general election |
| Expenditure Public Snowden, Philip | |
| 6th Sep Announces cuts in unemployment relief & pay for all Government employees |
| Expulsion Mosley Mosley, Oswald Ernald | |
| 10th Mar London Expelled from the Labour Party for seeking to form a new Party |
| Expulsion Snowden Snowden, Philip | |
| Snowden & MacDonald are expelled from the Labour Party |
| 16th Oct In a BBC radio broadcast calls Labour's policies "Bolshevism run mad" |
| Film Chaplin Chaplin, Charles Spencer | |
| London Directs, "City Lights", 1st film with sound |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Chamberlain, Austen | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty |
| Gold Standard Snowden, Philip | |
| 21st Sep Takes Britain off the gold standard |
| Government George V | |
| Aug Laski complains George V had been undemocratic in asking for a national government |
| 24th Aug George V asks MacDonald to form a National government |
| Government Henderson, Arthur | |
| 26th Aug Most of the Labour Party refuse to support MacDonald's coalition government |
| Government Laski, Harold | |
| Aug Laski complains George V had been undemocratic in asking for a national government |
| Government MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| MacDonald continues in office by leaving the Labour Party |
| 24th Aug George V asks MacDonald to form a National government |
| Governor General Villiers | |
| Appointed Governor General of the Union of SouthAfrica |
| Governor General Villiers, George Herbert Hyde | |
| Appointed Governor General of the Union of SouthAfrica |
| Health Baldwin, Stanley | |
| London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister to MacDonald due to the latter's poor health |
| Health Lloyd George, David | |
| Cannot comeback due to prostrate problems & excluded from the National Government |
| Independence George V | |
| 4th Nov London Hosts a visit by Gandi in Buckingham Palace during the Round Table Conference on India |
| Independence MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 11th Dec London The Statute of Westminster provides for a course of independence for the Dominions |
| Lecture Romanes Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Says politics is entering a new era above party politics to face economic problems |
| Lord President Baldwin, Stanley | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| Lord Privy Seal Snowden, Philip | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Member of Parliament Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| Lanark Appointed Member of Parliament for Lanark |
| Member of Parliament Hore-Belisha | |
| London Appointed Member of the National Liberals |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Health Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Appointed Minister of Health, 3rd term |
| Minister of Mines Foot, Isaac | |
| Appointed Minister of the Mines |
| Party Leader Henderson, Arthur | |
| 26th Aug London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Party Leader Simon | |
| 7th June London Appointed Home Secretary |
| President Runciman, Walter | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 26th Aug London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain 3rd term |
| 9th Nov London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Publication of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Publication of, "The World Crisis ", 1923-31 |
| Report May MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 31st July The May Report announces a budget deficit of œ120 million |
| Resignation of Cabinet MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| London The Cabinet is split over MacDonald's cuts in employment benefit |
| Resignation of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 28th Jan London Resigns from the shadow Cabinet over Baldwin's support for Indian self-government |
| Resignation of MacDonald MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 24th Aug London Resigns in order to head a National Coalition Government to seek financial confidence |
| Secretary Finance Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| London Appointed Financial Secretary at the War Office, 2nd term |
| Secretary India Hoare Hoare | |
| London Appointed Secretary for India |
| Secretary War & Colonies Hogg | |
| London Appointed Secretary of State for War |
| Solicitor General Inskip, Thomas | |
| Appointed Solicitor General, 3rd term |
| Standard Gold MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Britain is forced off the gold standard |
| Under Secretary Foreign Office Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office |
