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Info only 74 Jan 9 We Chronology Major [Chronology] TUC offered to treat miners’ pay claim as special case; rejected by government
Info only 74 Feb 5 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] NUM strike ballot: 81 per cent in favour
Info only 74 Feb 7 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election called for 28 Feb
Info only 74 Feb 10 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Miners’ strike began (ended 11 Mar)
Info only 74 Feb 21 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Pay Board leak: miners claim consistent with Phase III
Info only 74 Feb 23 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Powell said he would vote Labour
Info only 74 Feb 28 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election: no overall majority for any party
Info only 74 Mar 2 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Heath offered Liberals seats in coalition; rejected by them
Info only 74 Mar 11 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Shadow Cabinet formed; MT shadowing Environment
Info only 74 May 15 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Northern Ireland: Loyalist strike began; executive resigned (28 May)
Info only 74 Jun 22 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Keith Joseph’s Upminster speech
Info only 74 Jun 26 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Heath speech on national unity theme
Info only 74 Aug 9 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Nixon resigned over Watergate
Info only 74 Sep 5 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Keith Joseph’s Preston speech
Info only 74 Sep 18 We Chronology Major [Chronology] General Election called for 10 October
Info only 74 Oct 2 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Heath urged a Government "of all the talents"
Info only 74 Oct 5 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Guildford pub bombs: five killed
Info only 74 Oct 10 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election: Labour majority of three
Info only 74 Oct 15 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] 1922 Committee met in Milk Street
Info only 74 Oct 19 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Keith Joseph’s Edgbaston speech
Info only 74 Nov 7 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle of Shadows: MT to assist Carr on Treasury questions
Info only 74 Nov 14 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Heath announced Home Committee to review leadership election procedure
Info only 74 Nov 21 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Keith Joseph told MT he would not stand for the leadership; MT decided she would
Info only 74 Dec 17 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Home Committee (leadership election procedure) reported
Info only 75 Jan 15 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Du Cann announced he would not run for Conservative leadership
Info only 75 Jan 23 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] European referendum announced; ministers free to differ
Info only 75 Feb 4 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Conservative leadership first ballot: Heath resigned
Info only 75 Feb 11 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Conservative leadership second ballot: MT elected leader
Info only 75 Feb 18 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Shadow Cabinet complete
Info only 75 Mar 10 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Dublin European Council (ended 11 Mar): British `renegotiation’ concluded
Info only 75 Mar 18 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Government to recommend Britain remain in EC
Info only 75 Apr 9 We Chronology Key [Chronology] MT met Ronald Reagan for the first time (or possibly the second)
Info only 75 Apr 15 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Budget
Info only 75 Apr 17 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Cambodia: Phnom Penn fell to Khmer Rouge
Info only 75 Apr 30 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Vietnam: fall of Saigon
Info only 75 Jun 5 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] European Referendum: 67.2 per cent for; 32.8 per cent against (64 per cent turnout)
Info only 75 Jun 10 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: Benn and Varley swapped jobs (Industry and Energy)
Info only 75 Jun 26 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Woolwich West by-election: Conservative gain
Info only 75 Jul 1 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Labour Government proposed pay policy; White Paper (11 Jly)
Info only 75 Jul 14 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Unemployment passed 1m
Info only 75 Aug 31 Su Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Rumania (returned 3 Spt)
Info only 75 Sep 13 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] MT visited USA and Canada (returned 26 Spt)
Info only 75 Nov 27 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Ross McWhirter murdered by IRA - MT given 24 hour police protection
Info only 76 Jan 29 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Norman Scott allegations against Jeremy Thorpe
Info only 76 Feb 19 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Fishing war: Iceland broke off diplomatic relations with UK
Info only 76 Mar 2 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Sterling crisis began as sterling fell below $2
Info only 76 Mar 16 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Wilson announced his resignation as Prime Minister
Info only 76 Apr 5 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Callaghan elected Labour leader; became Prime Minister
Info only 76 Apr 7 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Government lost its majority (Stonehouse resigned whip)
Info only 76 May 5 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Stage II of pay policy agreed with TUC

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