A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 9 June 1983. The governing Conservative Party, under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, won a landslide victory with a majority of 144 s
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Michael Mackintosh Foot was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on Tribune and the Evening Sta
1983 United Kingdom general election
…general election (they earned even more seats in the 1931 general election, but were part of the National Government). The Labour Party had been led by Michael Foot since the resignation of former Prime Minister James Callaghan as Leader of the Labour Party in 1980. Foot's leadership had resulted in Labour moving…
Foot (standing) addressing Tribune supporters at the Labour Party Conference, 1953
Foot in 1960
Foot in 1979