who was prime minister when we joined the common market
Edward Heath
title: James Callaghan text: and returned as Prime Minister in March 1974, he appointed Callaghan as Foreign Secretary which gave him responsibility for renegotiating the terms of the United Kingdom's membership of the Common Market. When the talks concluded, Callaghan led the Cabinet in declaring the new terms acceptable and he supported a "Yes" vote in the 1975 referendum. Barely two years after beginning his second spell as prime minister, Wilson announced his surprise resignation on 16 March 1976, and unofficially endorsed Callaghan as his successor. Callaghan was the favourite to win the leadership election; although he was the oldest candidate, he was also title: 1970 United Kingdom general election text: Labour government, although Wilson remained leader of the Labour Party in opposition. The result would provide the mandate for Edward Heath as Prime Minister to begin formal negotiations for the United Kingdom to become a member of the European Communities (EC)—or the "Common Market" as it was more widely known at the time, before it later became the European Union; the UK officially joined the EC on 1 January 1973, along with the Republic of Ireland and Denmark. George Brown and Jennie Lee left Parliament as a result of this election. The 1970 general election was the last election prior title: Edward Heath text: Edward Heath Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. He was a strong supporter of the European Communities (EC), and after winning the decisive vote in the House of Commons by 336 to 244, he led the negotiations that culminated in Britain's entry into the EC on 1 January 1973. It was, says biographer John Campbell, "Heath's finest hour". Although he planned to title: John Major text: John Major Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served as Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1979 until his retirement in 2001. Since the death of Margaret Thatcher in 2013, Major has been the oldest living former Prime Minister. Born in St Helier, Surrey, Major grew up in Brixton. He initially worked as an insurance title: Premiership of Theresa May text: backbencher Andrea Jenkyns called on for the Prime Minister to be replaced, saying “Theresa May's premiership is over”. Boris Johnson also later resigned as Foreign Secretary on 9 July 2018. In July 2018, it was announced The UK government said it will not object to the United States seeking the death penalty for two suspected British members of ISIL. Waiving its long-standing objection to foreign executions. Premiership of Theresa May The premiership of Theresa May began on 13 July 2016, when May accepted Queen Elizabeth II's invitation to form a government. This followed the resignation of May's predecessor as Prime