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| Blair Brown Relations Brown, Gordon |  |
| Sep In a Conference speech Brown says Labour is "best when we are boldest, best when we are united, best when we are Labour", some see this as a challenge on Blair |
| Oct A new pact appeared to have been made by autumn 2003, with Brownites claiming Mr Blair would step down before the general election |
| Bloody Sunday Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Gives evidence to the Saville Inquiry & states that he had never promoted or agreed to the use of unlawful lethal force in Northern Ireland |
| Broadcast BBC Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| May BBC Radio 4 "Today" says the Government "sexed up" the dossier of Iraq's weapons |
| Composition of Anderson Anderson, Ian | |
| Releases, "Rupi's Dance", solo |
| Conference of Labour Party Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct At the Labour Party Conference Tony Blair suffers 2 defeats on foundation hospitals |
| Conference of Labour Party Brown, Gordon | |
| Sep In a Conference speech Brown says Labour is "best when we are boldest, best when we are united, best when we are Labour", some see this as a challenge on Blair |
| Cream Baker, Ginger | |
| A full-scale reunion of Cream with Clapton, Bruce and Baker playing 4 sold-out concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall (the scene of their 1968 farewell shows) |
| Cream Bruce, Jack | |
| A full-scale reunion of Cream with Clapton, Bruce and Baker playing 4 sold-out concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall (the scene of their 1968 farewell shows) |
| Cream Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| A full-scale reunion of Cream with Clapton, Bruce and Baker playing 4 sold-out concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall (the scene of their 1968 farewell shows) |
| Death of Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Death of David Kelly, an Iraq weapons inspector who commits suicide |
| Death of Jenkins, Roy Jenkins, Roy | |
| 5th Jan Death of Roy Jenkins |
| Death of Kelly, David Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 27th July British weapons expert David Kelly commits suicide after being identified as the source of a BBC story alleging the Government had "sexed-up" intelligence on Iraq's banned weapons |
| Death of Kelly, David Kelly, David | |
| 27th July British weapons expert David Kelly commits suicide after being identified as the source of a BBC story alleging the Government had "sexed-up" intelligence on Iraq's banned weapons |
| Death of Landen, Dinsdale Landen, Dinsdale | |
| 29th Dec Death of Dinsdale Landen |
| Death of Monkhouse, Bob Monkhouse, Bob | |
| 29th Dec Death of Bob Monkhouse |
| Death of Most, Micke Most, Mickie | |
| 30th May Death of Mickie Most |
| Death of Younger, George Kenneth Hotson Younger, George Kenneth Hotson | |
| Death of George Kenneth Hotson Younger |
| Declaration of War Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 18th Mar Blair wins parliamentary vote over Iraq war but 139 party members defy him |
| Demonstrations Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Feb Nationwide demonstrations against war in Iraq |
| 15th Feb Hyde Park At least 1 million demonstrate against the war in Iraq |
| Diplomacy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 29th April Putin meets Blair & disagrees with the coalition's reasons for going to war with Iraq |
| Economy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 6th Feb The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs |
| 10th Mar The FTSE-100 slumps to an 8 yr low |
| 9th June Finance minister Brown rules out British adoption of the EU euro, dashing Blair hopes of placing Britain "at the heart of the European Union" |
| Economy Brown, Gordon | |
| 10th Mar The FTSE-100 slumps to an 8 yr low |
| 9th June Finance minister Brown rules out British adoption of the EU euro, dashing Blair hopes of placing Britain "at the heart of the European Union" |
| English Football Hall of Fame Lawton, Tommy | |
| Lawton is inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talents |
| Health Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 19th Oct Blair given electric shocks to regulate heart palpitations in the first health scare of his premiership |
| Health Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Aug Salzburg Heath suffers a pulmonary embolism, while on holiday in Salzburg, Austria |
| Injunction Daily Mirror Elizabeth II | |
| 20th Nov Wins a High Court Injunction banning publication of photos of royal apartments |
| Inquiry Hutton Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Tony Blair announces an Inquiry will be held into the suicide of David Kelly |
| Aug The Hutton inquiry begins, the Iraq war is kept in the spotlight |
| Aug Tony Blair gives evidence to the Hutton Inquiry |
| Interest Rates of Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 6th Feb The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs |
| Interest Rates of Great Britain Brown, Gordon | |
| 6th Feb The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs |
| Invasion of Iraq Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Mar Travels to Spain, France, Italy & the Azores but fails to secure a UN resolution |
| May BBC Radio 4 "Today" says the Government "sexed up" the dossier of Iraq's weapons |
| May Radio 4 "Today" broadcast says the Government "sexed up" the Iraq weapons dossier |
| Sep A report suggests Blair overrode security concerns invasion could increase terrorism |
| Knighthood Jagger, Mick | |
| 12th Dec Mick Jagger is knighted |
| Leader House of Commons Reid, John | |
| 4th Jan London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| Marriage of Charles Philip | |
| Camilla moves into Charles 's homes at Highgrove and Clarence House |
| Medal Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Washington Awarded the Congress ional Medal & receives a standing ovation from Congress |
| Parliament Opening Elizabeth II | |
| 26th Nov London Sate opening of Parliament |
| Party Leader Howard, Michael | |
| 6th Nov Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| Rebellion Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Feb 122 Labour MP's back a motion stating the case for war in Iraq has not been proven |
| Mar 139 Labour MPs oppose the government's policy of war in Iraq |
| Reform of Congestion Charges Livingstone, Ken | |
| 17th Feb London Traffic levels fall 25% on the 1st day of the congestion charge |
| Reform of Congestion Charges Williams, Rowan | |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbisop of Canterbury |
| Reform of NHS Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Faces a Labour rebellion & wins a Commons vote by 32 votes |
| Oct At the Labour Party Conference Tony Blair suffers 2 defeats on foundation hospitals |
| Reform of Railways Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct Network Rail announces it is taking over track maintenance |
| Resignation of Campbell Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Aug Resignation of Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair's adviser for 10 yrs |
| Resignation of Cook Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 17th Mar Robin Cook resigns over the government's policy on war in Iraq |
| 18th Mar Foreign minister Robin Cook resigns |
| Resignation of Cook Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Mar Resigns from the Cabinet over the war with Iraq |
| Resignation of Milburn Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| June The Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, resigns from the government |
| Resignation of Milburn Milburn, Alan | |
| June The Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, resigns from the government |
| Resignation of Short Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| May Claire Short resigns over the government's policy on war in Iraq |
| Resignation of Short Short, Clare | |
| May Resigns over the government's policy of war in Iraq |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Strummer, Joe | |
| The Clash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by The Edge of U2 |
| Rugby World Cup Wilkinson, Johny | |
| 22nd Nov Sydney Scores the winning drop goal against Australia in the last minute of extra-time |
| Saville Inquiry Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Gives evidence to the Saville Inquiry & states that he had never promoted or agreed to the use of unlawful lethal force in Northern Ireland |
| Scandal Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 22nd May Dr David Kelly meets Andrew Gilligan in the Charing Cross Hotel |
| 29th May Andrew Gilligan says a senior official said the Iraq dossier was "sexed up" |
| 1st June Dr Kelly informs his manager that he had unauthorised contact with Gilligan |
| 1st June In the Mail on Sunday Gilligan claims Alastair Campbell "sexed up" the WMD dossier |
| 9th July Dr Kelly's name is confirmed to a journalist by the MOD |
| 18th July Harrow Down Dr Kelly's body is found at Harrowdown Hill |
| United Nation Resolution 1483 Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 22nd May Resolution 1483 recognizes the authority, responsibilities, and obligations of the United States and the United Kingdom as occupying powers of Iraq under a unified command |
| Vote Confidence Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 18th Mar 139 Laboor MPs vote against the war, but the Commons votes 412 to 149 in favour |
| World Record Radcliffe, Paula | |
| 13th April London Breaks the London Marathon world record, 2 hrs 15 mins 25 secs |
