Harold Wilson25 October 1967
The Abortion Bill is passed by Parliament
Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Abortion Bill is passed by Parliament
The Representation of the People Act is defeated in the House of Lords
Britain's Sex Discrimination Act is passed, the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is designed to protect men, women and transgendered people from discrimination on the grounds of gender
Faces a Labour rebellion & wins a Commons vote by 32 votes
The Commons passes the Identity Cards Bill at its 3rd reading by 224 votes to 64
Tony Blairs 1st Commons defeat, report stage of the Terrorism Bill. Loses a Commons vote on detaining terrorism suspects for 90-days without charge
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