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| Administration of Railtrack Byers, Stephen |  |
| Oct Forces Railtrack into administration |
| Adviser Andrew, Paul | |
| Appointed Special Adviser |
| Adviser Austin, Ian | |
| Appointed Special Adviser |
| Adviser Balls, Ed | |
| Appointed Special Adviser |
| Adviser Miliband, Ed | |
| Appointed Special Adviser |
| Al Qaeda Reid, Richard | |
| 23rd Dec Arrested on a flight from Paris to Miami after trying to blow up the plane with explosives hidden in his shoes, during his trial in the USARichard Reid pledges allegiance to Osama Bin Laden |
| Bombing of al Qaeda Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 7th Oct Kabul American and British forces begin an aerial bombing campaign targeting Taliban forces and al-Qaeda, strikes were reported in the capital, Kabul |
| Bombing of Kabul Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 7th Oct Kabul American and British forces begin an aerial bombing campaign targeting Taliban forces and al-Qaeda, strikes were reported in the capital, Kabul |
| Chairman SRA Bowker, Richard | |
| Oct Appointed Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority |
| Chancellor Brown, George | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| Chief Secretary Smith, Andrew | |
| London Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| Composition of Jagger Jagger, Mick | |
| Mick Jagger releases a solo album, "Goddess in the Doorway" |
| Death of Harrison, George Harrison, George | |
| 1st Dec Los Angeles Death of George Harris on, from cancer |
| Deputy Prime Minister Prescott, John | |
| London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister, 2nd term |
| Diplomacy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Jack Straw makes the 1st visit to Iran by a British Foreign Minister since 1979 |
| Diplomacy Straw, Jack | |
| Jack Straw makes the 1st visit to Iran by a British Foreign Minister since 1979 |
| Economy Brown, Gordon | |
| Brown sells 60% of the UK's gold reserves at $275 an ounce, later attacked as a "disastrous foray into international asset management" as he had sold at close to a 20-yr low |
| Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The Labour Party win 42.0% of votes cast & 413 MPs |
| Sedgefield Elected Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, majority of 17,713 |
| Election Haig, William | |
| The Conservative Party wins 32.7% of votes cast & 166 MPs |
| Election Kennedy, Charles | |
| The Liberal Party win 18.8% of votes cast & 52 MPs |
| Election Portillo, Michael | |
| Elected Member of Parliament for Kennsington & Chelsea |
| Film Jagger Jagger, Mick | |
| Mick Jagger appears in the film, "The Man From Elysian Fields" |
| Grammy Daltrey, Roger | |
| The Who are honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Grammy Townshend, Pete | |
| The Who are honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Leader House of Commons Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| Manager Keegan, Joseph Kevin | |
| 24th May Appointed manager of first division Manchester City |
| Minister of Defense Hoon, Geoff | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Defence, 2nd term |
| Minister of Economics Kelly, Ruth | |
| Appointed Economic Secretary |
| Minister of Education Morris, Estelle | |
| Appointed Minister for Education |
| Minister of Environment Beckett, Margaret | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment |
| Minister of Finance Boateng, Paul | |
| Appointed Financial Secretary |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Straw, Jack | |
| Appointed Foreign Secretary |
| Minister of Health Milburn, Alan | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Health |
| Minister of Home Blunkett, David | |
| Appointed Home Secretary |
| Minister of International Development Short, Clare | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for International Development, 2nd term |
| Minister of Northern Ireland Reid, John | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| Minister of Transport Byers, Stephen | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Trans port, Local Government & the Regions |
| Minister of Murphy, Paul | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Wales |
| Minister of Work Darling, Alistair | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Work & Pensions |
| Minister Without Portfolio Clarke, Charles | |
| Appointed Minister Without Portfolio |
| ODPM Prescott, John | |
| The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is created in the Cabinet Office |
| Paymaster General Primarolo, Dawn | |
| London Appointed Paymaster General, 2nd term |
| President Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Appointed President of the Council |
| Prime Minister Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Publication of Oldham Oldham, Andrew Loog | |
| Oldham wrires two autobiographies, Stoned (1998) and 2Stoned (2001), in which he and other contemporary music figures recount his glory days as an impresario as well as his dark days struggling |
| Resignation of Cook Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| 17th Mar Robin Cook resigns over the government's policy on war in Iraq |
| Resignation of Haig Haig, William | |
| Resigns after the general election |
| Sale of Gold Brown, Gordon | |
| Brown sells 60% of the UK's gold reserves at $275 an ounce, later attacked as a "disastrous foray into international asset management" as he had sold at close to a 20-yr low |
| Secretary State Prescott, John | |
| London Appointed First Secretary of State |
| Shoe Bomber Reid, Richard | |
| 23rd Dec Arrested on a flight from Paris to Miami after trying to blow up the plane with explosives hidden in his shoes, during his trial in the USARichard Reid pledges allegiance to Osama Bin Laden |
