| 86 Apr 17 Th |
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Hindawi affair - Syrian attempt to bomb El Al 747 at Heathrow |
| 86 Apr 26 Sa |
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Chernobyl disaster |
| 86 May 4 Su |
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Tokyo G7 (ended 6 May) |
| 86 May 8 Th |
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Ryedale by-election: Conservative loss to Liberals |
| 86 May 21 We |
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Reshuffle: Joseph resigned; Baker replaced him at DES |
| 86 May 24 Sa |
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MT visited Israel (returned 27 May) |
| 86 May 30 Fr |
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Stalker suspended |
| 86 Jun 12 Th |
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South Africa: Eminent Persons Group reported; national state of emergency proclaimed |
| 86 Jun 26 Th |
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Hague European Council (ended 27 Jun); MT resisted South Africa sanctions |
| 86 Jul 20 Su |
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Sunday Times report of rift between MT and monarch over South Africa |
| 86 Jul 24 Th |
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Edinburgh Commonwealth Games: 32 nations boycotted over South Africa |
| 86 Aug 3 Su |
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London Commonwealth Summit on South Africa (ended 5 Aug) |
| 86 Sep 10 We |
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Reshuffle of junior ministers |
| 86 Sep 16 Tu |
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Anglo-German summit in Bonn followed by visit to British Forces in Germany |
| 86 Sep 16 Tu |
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EC sanctions imposed on South Africa |
| 86 Oct 10 Fr |
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Tebbit complained at BBC coverage of US bombing of Libya |
| 86 Oct 27 Mo |
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City of London "Big Bang" |
| 86 Nov 12 We |
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Reagan admitted US had sold arms to Iran |
| 86 Nov 21 Fr |
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Anglo-French summit in Paris |
| 86 Dec 3 We |
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Flotation of British Gas |
| 86 Dec 5 Fr |
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London European Council (ended 6 Dec) |
| 86 Dec 18 Th |
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Nimrod airborne early warning project abandoned in favour of AWACS |
| 87 Feb 6 Fr |
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Wapping dispute ended by NGA to evade sequestration |
| 87 Feb 11 We |
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Flotation of British Airways |
| 87 Feb 11 We |
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Anglo-Italian summit in London |
| 87 Feb 26 Th |
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Community Charge to replace rates in Scotland from 1 Apr 1989 |
| 87 Feb 26 Th |
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Greenwich by-election: SDP victory from Labour |
| 87 Mar 23 Mo |
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Anglo-French summit in Normandy |
| 87 Mar 23 Mo |
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Anglo-German summit in Bonn |
| 87 Apr 27 Mo |
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Independent published extracts from Spycatcher ; contempt proceedings began |
| 87 Apr 28 Tu |
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Interest rates cut 0.5 per cent, to 9.5 per cent |
| 87 Jun 8 Mo |
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Venice G7 (ended 9 Jun) |
| 87 Jun 14 Su |
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Steel called for fusion of Alliance parties; Owen opposed (27 Jun) |
| 87 Jun 29 Mo |
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Brussels European Council; no budget agreement reached (ended 30 Jun) |
| 87 Jul 1 We |
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Single European Act came into force |
| 87 Jul 7 Tu |
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Interest rates increased 1 per cent to 10 per cent, reversing pre-election cuts |
| 87 Jul 17 Fr |
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Anglo-American summit in Washington |
| 87 Jul 30 Th |
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House of Lords banned reporting of Spycatcher allegations |
| 87 Aug 6 Th |
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Owen resigned as SDP leader |
| 87 Aug 19 We |
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Hungerford massacre; review of firearms law announced (21 Aug) |
| 87 Sep 18 Fr |
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Anglo-Italian talks in London |
| 87 Sep 24 Th |
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IDU Conference in Berlin (ended 25 Spt) |
| 87 Oct 6 Tu |
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Community Charge: "dual running" with rates abandoned |
| 87 Oct 13 Tu |
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Vancouver Commonwealth Meeting (ended 17 Oct); UK dissent over South Africa |
| 87 Oct 23 Fr |
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Interest rates cut 0.5 per cent, to 9.5 per cent |
| 87 Oct 26 Mo |
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Havers resigned as Lord Chancellor; replaced by Mackay |
| 87 Oct 31 Sa |
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French intercepted huge IRA arms shipment from Libya (Eksund) |
| 87 Nov 3 Tu |
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Brooke succeeded Tebbit as Conservative Chairman |
| 87 Nov 4 We |
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Interest rates cut 0.5 per cent, to 9 per cent |
| 87 Nov 8 Su |
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IRA bombed Enniskillen remembrance service (11 killed) |
| 87 Dec 3 Th |
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Interest rates cut 0.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent |
| 87 Dec 4 Fr |
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Copenhagen European Council (ended 5 Dec) |
| 87 Dec 7 Mo |
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MT briefly met Gorbachev at Brize Norton |
| 87 Dec 8 Tu |
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INF Treaty signed at US-USSR summit in Washington |
| 87 Dec 16 We |
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NHS given £100m emergency funding |
| 87 Dec 17 Th |
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HC: Heath attacked community charge on 2R; backbench rebellion |
| 88 Jan 4 Mo |
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MT toured Kenya and Nigeria (ended 8 Jan) |
| 88 Jan 10 Su |
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Reshuffle: Whitelaw resigned following a stroke |
| 88 Jan 28 Th |
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Anglo-French summit in London |
| 88 Feb 2 Tu |
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Anglo-German summit in London |
| 88 Feb 11 Th |
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Brussels European Council (ended 13 Feb): budget agreement |
| 88 Feb 18 Th |
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Next Steps published: reform of civil service |
| 88 Mar 2 We |
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NATO summit in Brussels |
| 88 Mar 19 Sa |
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Army corporals murdered at Republican funeral in Belfast |
| 88 Apr 8 Fr |
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Interest rates cut 0.5 per cent to 8 per cent |
| 88 Apr 18 Mo |
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HC: Mates amendment `banding' community charge backed by 38 Tories |
| 88 May 12 Th |
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MT rift with Lawson detected at PQs |
| 88 Jun 2 Th |
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Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent to 8 per cent |
| 88 Jun 2 Th |
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Anglo-US summit in London; Reagan spoke at Guildhall (3 Jun) |
| 88 Jun 6 Mo |
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Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent |
| 88 Jun 10 Fr |
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Anglo-French summit in Paris |
| 88 Jun 18 Sa |
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Toronto G7 (ended 22 Jun) |
| 88 Jun 22 We |
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Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent to 9 per cent |
| 88 Jun 27 Mo |
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Hanover European Council (ended 28 Jun): Delors Committee established |
| 88 Jun 28 Tu |
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Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent |
| 88 Jul 4 Mo |
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Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent to 10 per cent |
| 88 Jul 9 Sa |
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Anglo-German summit at Chequers |
| 88 Jul 17 Su |
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Alan Walters to return as MT's Economic Adviser |
| 88 Jul 18 Mo |
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Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent to 10.5 per cent |
| 88 Jul 22 Fr |
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Leon Brittan appointed European Commissioner |
| 88 Jul 25 Mo |
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Reshuffle: DHSS divided; Clarke takes Health, Moore Social Security; Newton joined Cabinet |
| 88 Jul 25 Mo |
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July record balance of payment deficit; interest rates increased 1 per cent to 12 per cent |
| 88 Jul 30 Sa |
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MT visited Australia (returned 9 Aug) |
| 88 Aug 8 Mo |
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Interest rates raised 0.5 per cent to 11 per cent |
| 88 Aug 20 Sa |
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IRA Ballygawley bomb; MT initiated security review |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr |
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Inflation rose 0.9 per cent to 5.7 per cent, three year high |
| 88 Oct 19 We |
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Broadcasting ban imposed on terrorists and apologists |
| 88 Oct 20 Th |
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Plans announced to abolish right of silence |
| 88 Oct 21 Fr |
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Anglo-Italian summit in Milan |
| 88 Nov 2 We |
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MT visited Poland (returned 4 Nov) |
| 88 Nov 8 Tu |
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George Bush elected US President |
| 88 Nov 10 Th |
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Glasgow Govan by-election: SNP gain from Labour |
| 88 Nov 15 Tu |
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MT visited Washington: farewell to Reagan (returned 17 Nov) |
| 88 Nov 25 Fr |
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Record balance of payments deficit (2.43b); interest rates increased 1 per cent to 13 per cent |
| 88 Nov 30 We |
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Anglo-French summit at Mont St Michel |
| 88 Dec 2 Fr |
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Rhodes European Council (ended 3 Dec): arguments over Father Ryan |
| 88 Dec 5 Mo |
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British Steel flotation |
| 88 Dec 16 Fr |
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Currie resigned (salmonella in eggs) |
| 88 Dec 21 We |
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Lockerbie bombing |
| 89 Jan 14 Sa |
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Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses burned in Bradford |