Nigel Lawson26 October 1989
Resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Thatcher informs Major in private that Lawson is going to resign
Lawson resigns as Chabcellor
Matters come to a head in a clash between Lawson and Thatchers economic adviser Alan Walters, when Walters claims that the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) is "half baked", Lawson resigns as Chancellor to be replaced by John Major
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