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Info only 85 Sep 9 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Handsworth riot (ended 10 Spt)
Info only 85 Sep 13 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] 24 Soviet diplomats expelled from UK (retaliation 14 Nov)
Info only 85 Sep 17 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Egypt and Jordan (returned 20 Spt)
Info only 85 Sep 25 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Plaza Agreement: G5 policy to drive down the dollar
Info only 85 Sep 28 Sa Chronology Minor [Chronology] Brixton riot
Info only 85 Oct 1 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Kinnock attacked Militant at Labour Conference
Info only 85 Oct 1 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Riots in Toxteth and Peckham
Info only 85 Oct 6 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Broadwater Farm riot; murder of PC Blakelock
Info only 85 Oct 7 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro hijacked by Palestinian terrorists (arrested on Sicily 11 Oct)
Info only 85 Oct 16 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Nassau Commonwealth Meeting (ended 23 Oct); South Africa dominated
Info only 85 Nov 13 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Ministerial meeting to consider ERM entry; vetoed by MT
Info only 85 Nov 15 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Anglo-Irish Agreement signed at Hillsborough
Info only 85 Nov 18 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in London
Info only 85 Nov 19 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Geneva (ended 21 Nov)
Info only 85 Nov 21 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO Summit in Brussels
Info only 85 Nov 27 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in London
Info only 85 Dec 2 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Luxembourg European Council; Single European Act agreed (ended 3 Dec)
Info only 85 Dec 3 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Church of England's Faith in the Cities report published
Info only 85 Dec 6 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] UK signed SDI participation agreement
Info only 85 Dec 9 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Westland: press coverage of Brittan-Heseltine rift
Info only 85 Dec 13 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Westland: company board decided in favour of Sikorksky offer
Info only 85 Dec 17 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Ulster Unionist MPs resigned seats in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement
Info only 85 Dec 27 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Palestinian terrorists killed 27 at Rome and Vienna airports; Libya involved
Info only 86 Jan 6 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Westland: leak of Solicitor-General’s letter to Heseltine
Info only 86 Jan 9 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 11.5 to 12.5 per cent
Info only 86 Jan 9 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Westland: Heseltine resigned; Younger replaced him at Defence; Rifkind joined the Cabinet as Scottish Secretary
Info only 86 Jan 13 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Westland: Brittan badly damaged by misleading statement to HC
Info only 86 Jan 20 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Lille
Info only 86 Jan 23 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Northern Ireland by-elections
Info only 86 Jan 24 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Westland: Brittan resigned; Channon replaced him at DTI
Info only 86 Jan 27 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Westland: emergency debate, ending the crisis
Info only 86 Jan 28 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Community Charge Green Paper published
Info only 86 Feb 3 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Channon confirmed press reports of plans to sell BL to Ford and GM
Info only 86 Feb 6 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Sale of Austin Rover to Ford dropped; Land Rover to GM dropped 25 Mar
Info only 86 Feb 12 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Channel Tunnel Treaty signed in Canterbury
Info only 86 Feb 15 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Violence at The Times plant in Wapping (continued 16 Feb)
Info only 86 Feb 17 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Single European Act signed
Info only 86 Mar 12 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit in Florence
Info only 86 Mar 19 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 1 per cent, from 12.5 to 11.5 per cent
Info only 86 Apr 8 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 11.5 to 11 per cent
Info only 86 Apr 10 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Fulham by-election: Labour gain from Conservative
Info only 86 Apr 14 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Shops Bill lost on 2R due to Conservative rebellion
Info only 86 Apr 15 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] US air raids on Libya, mainly flown from British bases
Info only 86 Apr 17 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Hindawi affair - Syrian attempt to bomb El Al 747 at Heathrow
Info only 86 Apr 21 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 11 to 10.5 per cent
Info only 86 Apr 26 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Chernobyl disaster
Info only 86 May 2 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Korea (4 May flew to Japan)
Info only 86 May 4 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Tokyo G7 (ended 6 May)
Info only 86 May 8 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Ryedale by-election: Conservative loss to Liberals
Info only 86 May 18 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 86 May 21 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: Joseph resigned; Baker replaced him at DES; Ridley became Environment Secretary
Info only 86 May 23 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 10.5 to 10 per cent
Info only 86 May 24 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited Israel (returned 27 May)
Info only 86 May 30 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Stalker suspended
Info only 86 Jun 12 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] South Africa: Eminent Persons Group reported; national state of emergency proclaimed
Info only 86 Jun 26 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Hague European Council (ended 27 Jun); MT resisted South Africa sanctions
Info only 86 Jul 11 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Canada (returned 13 Jly)
Info only 86 Jul 20 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Sunday Times report of rift between MT and monarch over South Africa
Info only 86 Jul 24 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Edinburgh Commonwealth Games: 32 nations boycotted over South Africa
Info only 86 Aug 3 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] London Commonwealth Summit on South Africa (ended 5 Aug)
Info only 86 Sep 10 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle of junior ministers
Info only 86 Sep 11 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Norway (returned 12 Spt)
Info only 86 Sep 16 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in Bonn followed by visit to British Forces in Germany
Info only 86 Sep 16 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] EC sanctions imposed on South Africa
Info only 86 Oct 10 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Tebbit complained at BBC coverage of US bombing of Libya
Info only 86 Oct 11 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Reykjavik (Reagan-Gorbachev) Summit (ended 12 Oct)
Info only 86 Oct 14 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 10 to 11 per cent
Info only 86 Oct 24 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] Syria: Britain broke off diplomatic relations; Hindawi jailed
Info only 86 Oct 27 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] City of London "Big Bang"
Info only 86 Nov 12 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Reagan admitted US had sold arms to Iran
Info only 86 Nov 15 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Anglo-US Summit at Camp David: arms control statement agreed
Info only 86 Nov 17 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] Australia: HMG sought injunction to prevent sale of Spycatcher
Info only 86 Nov 21 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris
Info only 86 Dec 3 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Flotation of British Gas
Info only 86 Dec 5 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] London European Council (ended 6 Dec)
Info only 86 Dec 18 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Nimrod airborne early warning project abandoned in favour of AWACS
Info only 87 Jan 8 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] AIDS education campaign launched
Info only 87 Jan 20 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Lebanon: Terry Waite kidnapped
Info only 87 Jan 20 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Birmingham Six case referred back to Court of Appeal (appeal rejected 28 Jan 1988)
Info only 87 Feb 6 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Wapping dispute ended by NGA to evade sequestration
Info only 87 Feb 11 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Flotation of British Airways
Info only 87 Feb 11 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit in London
Info only 87 Feb 22 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] "Louvre Accord" to halt decline in the dollar; Lawson began shadowing Deutschmark
Info only 87 Feb 26 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Community Charge to replace rates in Scotland from 1 Apr 1989
Info only 87 Feb 26 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Greenwich by-election: SDP victory from Labour
Info only 87 Mar 6 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] Herald of Free Enterprise sank off Zeebrugge; 187 killed
Info only 87 Mar 10 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 11 to 10.5 per cent
Info only 87 Mar 17 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 87 Mar 18 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 10.5 to 10 per cent
Info only 87 Mar 23 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Normandy
Info only 87 Mar 23 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in Bonn
Info only 87 Mar 28 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] MT visited USSR (ended 1 Apr)
Info only 87 Apr 27 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Independent published extracts from Spycatcher ; contempt proceedings began
Info only 87 Apr 28 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates cut reduced 0.5 per cent, from 10 to 9.5 per cent
Info only 87 May 7 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Local elections: Conservative gains
Info only 87 May 11 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates cut reduced 0.5 per cent, from 9.5 to 9 per cent
Info only 87 May 11 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election called for 11 June
Info only 87 Jun 8 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Venice G7 (ended 9 Jun)
Info only 87 Jun 11 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election
Info only 87 Jun 13 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Reshuffle: five ministers left cabinet
Info only 87 Jun 14 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Steel called for fusion of Alliance parties; Owen opposed (27 Jun)
Info only 87 Jun 29 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Brussels European Council; no budget agreement reached (ended 30 Jun)
Info only 87 Jul 1 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Single European Act came into force
Info only 87 Jul 7 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 9 to 10 per cent, reversing pre-election cuts
Info only 87 Jul 17 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-American summit in Washington
Info only 87 Jul 29 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris; Channel Tunnel Treaty ratified in Paris
Info only 87 Jul 30 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] House of Lords banned reporting of Spycatcher allegations
Info only 87 Aug 6 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Owen resigned as SDP leader
Info only 87 Aug 19 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Hungerford massacre; review of firearms law announced (21 Aug)
Info only 87 Sep 18 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian talks in London
Info only 87 Sep 24 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] IDU Conference in Berlin (ended 25 Spt)
Info only 87 Oct 6 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Community Charge: "dual running" attacked in Conservative conference debate, MT seeming to approve
Info only 87 Oct 13 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Vancouver Commonwealth Meeting (ended 17 Oct); UK dissent over South Africa
Info only 87 Oct 16 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] "The Great Storm": hurricane in southern England
Info only 87 Oct 19 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] "Black Monday": Dow Jones fell 23 per cent
Info only 87 Oct 23 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 10 to 9.5 per cent, following Black Monday
Info only 87 Oct 26 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Havers resigned as Lord Chancellor; replaced by Mackay
Info only 87 Oct 28 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] BP share sale price guaranteed by government
Info only 87 Oct 31 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] French intercepted huge IRA arms shipment from Libya (Eksund)
Info only 87 Nov 3 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Brooke succeeded Tebbit as Conservative Chairman
Info only 87 Nov 4 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 9.5 to 9 per cent
Info only 87 Nov 8 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] IRA bombed Enniskillen remembrance service (11 killed)
Info only 87 Nov 17 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Community Charge: "dual running" with rates abandoned
Info only 87 Nov 18 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] King’s Cross Underground fire
Info only 87 Dec 3 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent
Info only 87 Dec 4 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Copenhagen European Council (ended 5 Dec)
Info only 87 Dec 7 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] MT briefly met Gorbachev at Brize Norton
Info only 87 Dec 8 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] INF Treaty signed at US-USSR summit in Washington
Info only 87 Dec 16 We Chronology Major [Chronology] NHS given £100m emergency funding
Info only 87 Dec 17 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Heath attacked community charge on 2R; backbench rebellion
Info only 88 Jan 3 Su Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT became longest serving British PM of twentieth century
Info only 88 Jan 4 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] MT toured Kenya and Nigeria (ended 8 Jan)
Info only 88 Jan 10 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: Whitelaw resigned following a stroke
Info only 88 Jan 25 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] HC: Mayhew announced no prosecutions from Stalker-Sampson inquiry
Info only 88 Jan 28 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in London
Info only 88 Feb 2 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 8.5 to 9 per cent
Info only 88 Feb 2 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in London
Info only 88 Feb 8 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Gorbachev announced Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan from May
Info only 88 Feb 11 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Brussels European Council (ended 13 Feb): budget agreement
Info only 88 Feb 18 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Next Steps published: reform of civil service
Info only 88 Mar 2 We Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO summit in Brussels
Info only 88 Mar 7 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Sterling `uncapped’ on MT’s insistence; rose above 3DM
Info only 88 Mar 15 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 88 Mar 17 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 9 to 8.5 per cent
Info only 88 Mar 19 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Army corporals murdered at Republican funeral in Belfast
Info only 88 Apr 6 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Turkey (returned 8 Apr)
Info only 88 Apr 8 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 8.5 to 8 per cent
Info only 88 Apr 18 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Mates amendment 'banding’ community charge backed by 38 Tories
Info only 88 May 12 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] MT rift with Lawson detected at PQs
Info only 88 May 17 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 8 to 7.5 per cent (lowest 1979-90); MT formula of support for Lawson at PQs
Info only 88 Jun 2 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 7.5 to 8 per cent
Info only 88 Jun 2 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-US summit in London; Reagan spoke at Guildhall (3 Jun)
Info only 88 Jun 6 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 8 to 8.5 per cent
Info only 88 Jun 10 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris
Info only 88 Jun 18 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Toronto G7 (ended 22 Jun)
Info only 88 Jun 22 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 8.5 to 9 per cent
Info only 88 Jun 27 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Hanover European Council (ended 28 Jun): Delors Committee established
Info only 88 Jun 28 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 9 to 9.5 per cent
Info only 88 Jul 4 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 9.5 to 10 per cent
Info only 88 Jul 6 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Jacques Delors told European Parliament that in ten years 80 per cent of economic and social legislation would be made there rather than at national level
Info only 88 Jul 9 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit at Chequers
Info only 88 Jul 13 We Chronology Major [Chronology] HL: Second Reading of community charge legislation carried 317:183, defeating rebellion
Info only 88 Jul 17 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Alan Walters to return as MT’s Economic Adviser
Info only 88 Jul 18 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 10 to 10.5 per cent
Info only 88 Jul 22 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Leon Brittan appointed European Commissioner
Info only 88 Jul 25 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: DHSS divided; Clarke takes Health, Moore Social Security; Newton joined Cabinet
Info only 88 Jul 28 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Ashdown elected leader of Social and Liberal Democrats
Info only 88 Jul 30 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited Australia (returned 9 Aug)
Info only 88 Aug 8 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates raised 0.5 per cent, from 10.5 to 11 per cent
Info only 88 Aug 20 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] IRA Ballygawley bomb; MT cut short her holiday and initiated security review
Info only 88 Aug 25 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] July record balance of payment deficit; interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 11 to 12 per cent
Info only 88 Sep 8 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Jacques Delors addressed TUC Conference & invited them to join "the architects of Europe"
Info only 88 Sep 16 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Inflation rose 0.9 per cent to 5.7 per cent, three year high
Info only 88 Sep 20 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] MT addressed the College of Europe (the "Bruges Speech")
Info only 88 Sep 20 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain (returned 23 Spt)
Info only 88 Oct 11 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Parkinson pledged privatisation of British Coal after next election
Info only 88 Oct 19 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Broadcasting ban imposed on terrorists and apologists
Info only 88 Oct 20 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Plans announced to abolish right of silence
Info only 88 Oct 21 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit in Milan
Info only 88 Nov 2 We Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited Poland (returned 4 Nov)
Info only 88 Nov 8 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] George Bush elected US President
Info only 88 Nov 10 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Glasgow Govan by-election: SNP gain from Labour
Info only 88 Nov 15 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited Washington: farewell to Reagan (returned 17 Nov)
Info only 88 Nov 25 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Record balance of payments deficit (£2.43b); interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 12 to 13 per cent
Info only 88 Nov 29 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Charter 88 launched
Info only 88 Nov 30 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit at Mont St Michel
Info only 88 Dec 2 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Rhodes European Council (ended 3 Dec): arguments over Father Ryan
Info only 88 Dec 5 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] British Steel flotation
Info only 88 Dec 12 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] Clapham rail crash; 34 killed
Info only 88 Dec 16 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Currie resigned (salmonella in eggs)
Info only 88 Dec 21 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Lockerbie bombing
Info only 89 Jan 11 We Chronology Key [Chronology] NHS White Paper published ( Working for Patients )
Info only 89 Jan 14 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses burned in Bradford
Info only 89 Jan 25 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Green Papers on legal reform; bitterly attacked by profession
Info only 89 Jan 27 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Unofficial Scottish Constitutional Convention formed; (SNP pulled out 30 Jan)
Info only 89 Feb 14 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Fatwa against Rushdie; 20 Feb UK diplomats withdrawn from Iran
Info only 89 Feb 15 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Soviets completed withdrawal from Afghanistan
Info only 89 Feb 20 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in Frankfurt (ended 21 Feb)
Info only 89 Feb 23 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Richmond by-election: Conservative hold, but worst vote fall since 1979
Info only 89 Feb 27 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris
Info only 89 Mar 7 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Iran broke off diplomatic relations with UK over Rushdie
Info only 89 Mar 14 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 89 Apr 5 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Gorbachev visit to Britain (ended 7 Apr)
Info only 89 Apr 7 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] HL: Mackay proposals strongly opposed
Info only 89 Apr 15 Sa Chronology Minor [Chronology] Hillsborough Stadium disaster: 95 crushed to death
Info only 89 Apr 17 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Delors Report published
Info only 89 Apr 20 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] West German government wavering on nuclear modernization
Info only 89 Apr 29 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Dutch summit at Chequers
Info only 89 Apr 30 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in Deidesheim
Info only 89 May 4 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Local elections
Info only 89 May 4 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Vale of Glamorgan by-election: Labour gain from Conservative
Info only 89 May 13 Sa Chronology Minor [Chronology] SDP announced it would no longer organise nationally
Info only 89 May 15 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] China: massive demonstrations in Tiananmen Square during Gorbachev visit
Info only 89 May 21 Su Chronology Minor [Chronology] UK expelled 11 Soviet diplomats
Info only 89 May 24 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 13 to 14 per cent
Info only 89 May 29 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO summit in Brussels (ended 30 May): SNF compromise agreed
Info only 89 Jun 1 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-US summit in London
Info only 89 Jun 3 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] China: Tiananmen Square massacre
Info only 89 Jun 8 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Summer strikes: unofficial dock strike (ended 1 Aug); rail strike (12 Jun-27 Jul)
Info only 89 Jun 10 Sa Chronology Minor [Chronology] General Jaruzelski visited Chequers
Info only 89 Jun 15 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] European Elections
Info only 89 Jun 20 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] MT met Howe and Lawson to discuss ERM line at Madrid Council (met again 25 Jun)
Info only 89 Jun 26 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Madrid European Council (ended 27 Jun): MT set "Madrid conditions" for ERM entry; rejected Social Charter
Info only 89 Jul 14 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Paris G7 opened (ended 16 Jly)
Info only 89 Jul 19 We Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Ridley mauled on community charge safety net
Info only 89 Jul 24 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Reshuffle: Major replaced Howe at Foreign Office; Howe new Deputy PM; Ridley went to DTI, Patten replacing him at Environment
Info only 89 Aug 14 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] South Africa: De Klerk became President in succession to P.W. Botha
Info only 89 Sep 10 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Hungary allowed East German refugees to cross border with Austria
Info only 89 Sep 19 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited Japan (returned via USSR 24 Spt)
Info only 89 Sep 22 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] IRA bombed Royal Marine Music School at Deal: ten dead
Info only 89 Oct 2 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] East Germany: Leipzig demonstrations began
Info only 89 Oct 2 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Labour Conference dropped unilateralism
Info only 89 Oct 5 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 14 to 15 per cent
Info only 89 Oct 11 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Community charge "safety net" to be dropped
Info only 89 Oct 18 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Meeting opened (ended 24 Oct): South Africa arguments
Info only 89 Oct 19 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Court of Appeal released Guildford Four
Info only 89 Oct 19 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] EMS quarrel publicly revived by Walters article in US
Info only 89 Oct 26 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Lawson resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer; Major succeeded him; Hurd became Foreign Secretary; Waddington succeeded Hurd as Home Secretary; Renton became Chief Whip
Info only 89 Oct 28 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Howe speech warned MT not to depart from Madrid compromise
Info only 89 Nov 9 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] East Germany announced opening of its border with West Germany; demolition of Berlin Wall began 10 Nov
Info only 89 Nov 17 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Czechoslovakia: beginning of demonstrations against the regime
Info only 89 Nov 18 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Paris European Council: to discuss Eastern Europe
Info only 89 Nov 21 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] HC televised
Info only 89 Nov 24 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-US summit at Camp David
Info only 89 Nov 28 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] MT to be challenged for party leadership (Sir A. Meyer announced)
Info only 89 Dec 2 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] MT met Lech Walesa for talks at Chequers
Info only 89 Dec 4 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO summit in Brussels
Info only 89 Dec 5 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] MT won Conservative leadership election; 314:33 (27 abstained)
Info only 89 Dec 8 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Strasbourg European Council (ended 9 Dec)
Info only 89 Dec 10 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Czechoslovakia: end of Communist rule (Havel President 29 Dec)
Info only 89 Dec 19 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Panama: US intervention to remove Norriega
Info only 89 Dec 22 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Romania: Ceausescu overthrown (killed 25 Dec)
Info only 90 Jan 3 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: Fowler resigned; Howard joined Cabinet as Employment Secretary
Info only 90 Jan 20 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris
Info only 90 Feb 10 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Kohl in Moscow: Gorbachev agreed German reunification
Info only 90 Feb 10 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] South Africa: Mandela released (ANC unbanned 2 Feb)
Info only 90 Feb 23 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit in London
Info only 90 Mar 11 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Lithuania declared independence of USSR
Info only 90 Mar 20 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 90 Mar 22 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Mid-Staffs by-election: Labour gain from Conservative
Info only 90 Mar 30 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in London
Info only 90 Mar 31 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Trafalgar Square riot
Info only 90 Apr 1 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Strangeways prison siege (ended 25 Apr); disturbances in other gaols
Info only 90 Apr 10 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Customs seized components of Iraqi `supergun’
Info only 90 Apr 13 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-US summit in Bermuda
Info only 90 Apr 28 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Dublin European Council (informal): welcomed German reunification
Info only 90 May 3 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Local elections
Info only 90 May 4 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Latvia declared independence of USSR (Estonia followed 8 May)
Info only 90 May 4 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit at Waddesdon Manor
Info only 90 May 4 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: David Hunt joined Cabinet in place of Peter Walker
Info only 90 Jun 7 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited USSR (returned 10 Jun)
Info only 90 Jun 25 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Dublin European Council (ended 26 Jun)
Info only 90 Jul 1 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] German economic union
Info only 90 Jul 5 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO summit in London (ended 6 Jly)
Info only 90 Jul 9 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Houston G7 summit (ended 11 Jly)
Info only 90 Jul 14 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Ridley resigned over comments on Germany; Lilley joined Cabinet to succeed him at DTI
Info only 90 Jul 16 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Kohl-Gorbachev talks: Gorbachev agreed united Germany in NATO
Info only 90 Jul 17 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Saddam accuses Kuwait and other Gulf states of forcing down oil price and stealing oil from disputed Rumaila oilfield
Info only 90 Jul 23 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] Reshuffle of junior ministers
Info only 90 Jul 24 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Iraq sends 30,000 heavily armed troops to the Kuwait border
Info only 90 Jul 30 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Ian Gow murdered by IRA bomb
Info only 90 Jul 31 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations meet for talks in Saudi Arabia
Info only 90 Aug 1 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Iraq walks out of talks with Kuwait in Saudi Arabia
Info only 90 Aug 2 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Iraq invaded Kuwait; MT with Bush in Aspen
Info only 90 Aug 2 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] UN Security Council Resolution 660 condemns Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
Info only 90 Aug 6 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] UN Security Council Resolution 661 imposes sanctions on Iraq
Info only 90 Aug 7 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] US deploys troops and aircraft to Saudi Arabia
Info only 90 Aug 8 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Iraq announces annexation of Kuwait
Info only 90 Aug 9 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] UN Security Council Resolution 662 nullifies Iraqi annexation of Kuwait
Info only 90 Aug 9 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] UK announced commitment of forces to the Gulf
Info only 90 Aug 10 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Emergency Arab Summit in Cairo passes strong resolution sanctioning Iraq and requiring it withdraw from Kuwait, military assistance to Saudi Arabia
Info only 90 Aug 12 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Saddam Hussein proposes "peace initiative" linking Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait to Israeli withdrawal from Occupied Territories and Lebanon
Info only 90 Aug 18 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] UN Security Council Resolution 664 condemns Iraqi actions against foreign communities in Kuwait and Iraq
Info only 90 Aug 25 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] UN Security Council Resolution 665 enforces sanctions on Iraq
Info only 90 Sep 6 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Parliament recalled to discuss the Gulf
Info only 90 Sep 13 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] UN Security Council Resolution 666 places food supplies to Iraq and Kuwait under strict international control
Info only 90 Sep 17 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited Czechoslovakia and Hungary (until 19 Spt)
Info only 90 Oct 3 We Chronology Key [Chronology] German reunification
Info only 90 Oct 5 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Britain joined ERM; announcement that interest rates would be reduced by one per cent, from 15 to 14 per cent
Info only 90 Oct 8 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Interest rates reduced by one per cent, from 15 to 14 per cent
Info only 90 Oct 14 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] MT held talks with De Klerk at Chequers
Info only 90 Oct 18 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Eastbourne by-election: Liberal Democrat gain from Conservatives
Info only 90 Oct 20 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit at Chequers
Info only 90 Oct 27 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Rome European Council (ended 28 Oct)
Info only 90 Nov 1 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Howe resigned
Info only 90 Nov 2 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle following Howe resignation
Info only 90 Nov 8 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Bradford and Bootle by-elections: poor results for Conservatives
Info only 90 Nov 13 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] HC: Howe’s resignation speech
Info only 90 Nov 14 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Heseltine stood for Conservative leadership
Info only 90 Nov 18 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] MT departed for Paris; CSCE Conference (19-21 Nov)
Info only 90 Nov 20 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Conservative leadership election first ballot (MT 204:152 Heseltine)
Info only 90 Nov 22 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] MT announced decision not to contest second ballot
Info only 90 Nov 27 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Conservative leadership election second ballot; Major became leader
Info only 90 Nov 28 We Chronology Key [Chronology] MT resigned as Prime Minister
Info only 91 Jan 16 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Air campaign launched against Iraq ("Desert Storm")
Info only 91 Jan 18 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Iraq launched first SCUD attacks on Israel
Info only 91 Feb 24 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Ground war began in Kuwait
Info only 91 Feb 27 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Kuwait liberated; ceasefire
Info only 91 Dec 9 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Maastricht European Council (ended 10 Dec)

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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