1 May 1997
Election
Wins the Sedgfield election with a majority of 25,143
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Sedgefield in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Wins the Sedgfield election with a majority of 25,143
Wins the Sedgfield election with a majority of 25,143
Elected Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, majority of 17,713
"Iraq..a divisive issue in this country but I hope now that we can unite again"
Tony Blair today announces he is stepping down after 10 years as Prime Minister and 13 as Labour leader. The Prime Minister returns to his political roots in the north east for his swansong, telling supporters at Trimdon Labour club he would stand down as PM on June 27
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