1 February 2018Governor AppointedAndrew Pearce
Andrew Pearce becomes Governor of Montserrat
Historical records for Great Britain in 2018, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Andrew Pearce becomes Governor of Montserrat
Starmer announces Labour support for a new permanent customs union with the European Union.
Delivers the Mansion House speech on the future UK-EU relationship.
Agrees a draft transition period with the European Union.
Is appointed Rangers manager in his first senior managerial role.
Scores an overhead kick shortly after coming on as Real Madrid defeat Liverpool in the Champions League final.
Scores an overhead kick shortly after entering as a substitute and later adds another goal.
The European Union Withdrawal Act receives royal assent.
Jewitt uses Hubble observations to refine the path of interstellar object Oumuamua and investigate its unexpected acceleration.
Starmer supports amendments strengthening Parliament's role if negotiations fail.
Cabinet agrees the Chequers plan for Brexit.
Cabinet agrees the Chequers plan for the future UK-EU relationship.
Resigns as Brexit Secretary over the Chequers approach.
Resigns as Foreign Secretary over the Brexit strategy.
Appointed Brexit Secretary after David Davis resigns.
Scores six goals as England reach the World Cup semi-finals.
EU leaders criticise the Chequers plan at the Salzburg summit.
Faces dispute over the Irish backstop in the Withdrawal Agreement.
Burnham launches emergency accommodation for people sleeping rough across the city-region.
Cabinet backs the draft Withdrawal Agreement.
Cabinet backs the draft Withdrawal Agreement.
Resigns as Brexit Secretary over the draft Withdrawal Agreement.
Appointed Brexit Secretary after Dominic Raab resigns.
EU leaders endorse the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration.
EU leaders endorse the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration.
Postpones the first meaningful vote on the Withdrawal Agreement.
Wins ruling that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally.
Survives a Conservative confidence vote over her Brexit leadership.
Works with Warner Bros. on an unrestored 70mm presentation of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Stars as Evelyn Abbott in A Quiet Place, acting opposite director John Krasinski.
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.
Receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for Dunkirk.
Receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture as a producer of Dunkirk.
Plays W'Kabi in the Marvel film Black Panther.
Philip Hammond presents the 2018 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 2018 Budget under Philip Hammond sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Dunkirk wins Academy Awards for film editing, sound editing and sound mixing.
During Theresa May's government, nHS England announces access to CAR-T therapy for children in England.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: NHS England announces access to CAR-T therapy for children in England.
This NHS development occurs while Theresa May serves as Prime Minister: NHS England announces access to CAR-T therapy for children in England.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing phage display of peptides and antibodies.
Efstathiou contributes to Planck's final cosmological parameter analysis, which remains consistent with dark energy behaving as a cosmological constant.
Portrays Queen Anne in The Favourite, receiving international acclaim for the performance.
Portrays former United States Vice President Dick Cheney in the political satire Vice.
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