UK Parliament 1983–1987

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The UK Parliament 1983–1987 was the Conservative-dominated legislative term under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, marked by major economic reforms, industrial disputes, and Cold War-era foreign policy decisions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
UK Parliament 1983–1987 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislative term ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer Nigel Lawson ⓘ
city London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
controllingParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
country England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
economicPolicy deregulation ⓘ
monetarist-influenced policy ⓘ
election 1983 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
enactedPolicy Thatcherite economic reforms ⓘ
privatisation of state-owned industries ⓘ
trade union legislation ⓘ
endDate 1987-06-11 ⓘ
followedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 ⓘ
surface form: UK Parliament 1987–1992
foreignPolicy NATO deterrence and defence posture ⓘ
surface form: NATO defence policy

close alignment with United States ⓘ
foreignSecretary Geoffrey Howe ⓘ
homeSecretary Douglas Hurd ⓘ
Leon Brittan ⓘ
house House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords ⓘ
legislature British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
majorityPartySeats Conservative majority ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
numberOfCommonsSeats 650 ⓘ
oppositionLeader Michael Foot ⓘ
Neil Kinnock ⓘ
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
passedAct Housing and Building Control Act 1984 ⓘ
Rates Act 1984 ⓘ
Sex Discrimination Act 1986 ⓘ
Trade Union Act 1984 ⓘ
politicalContext Cold War ⓘ
Thatcherism ⓘ
precededBy UK Parliament 1979–1983 ⓘ
primeMinister Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
securityIssue The Troubles ⓘ
surface form: Northern Ireland conflict
significantEvent miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: 1984–1985 UK miners' strike

Brighton hotel bombing ⓘ
US cruise missile deployment at Greenham Common ⓘ
Westland affair ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Bernard Weatherill ⓘ
George Thomas ⓘ
startDate 1983-06-09 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Hunt → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1983–1987 ⓘ
subject surface form: John Hunt (British politician)
Archie Hamilton → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1983–1987 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1979–1983 → followedBy → UK Parliament 1983–1987 ⓘ