4 January 2020Labour Leadership Campaign LaunchKeir Starmer
Starmer launches his campaign to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.
Historical records for Great Britain in 2020, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Starmer launches his campaign to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.
The European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act receives royal assent.
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
Wins Academy Awards recognition for the film 1917 though not Best Picture
Publishes the United Kingdom coronavirus action plan.
Publication of The Mirror and the Light.
Advises the UK government on scientific aspects of the COVID-19 response.
Announces the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Announces the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Announces the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.
Announces he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Announces he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Sets a target to expand COVID-19 testing capacity.
Starmer assumes the constitutional role of Leader of His Majesty's Official Opposition.
Labour members elect Starmer as party leader.
Admitted to hospital after continuing COVID-19 symptoms.
Jewitt uses Hubble observations to help show that interstellar Comet Borisov contains unusually abundant carbon monoxide.
Starmer questions the Government at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.
Oxford researchers begin human trials of the ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine.
Oxford researchers begin human trials of the ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine.
Dies after testing positive for COVID-19 during treatment for heart problems.
Captains Liverpool to their first league title in thirty years.
A draw at West Ham ensures Aston Villa remains in the Premier League.
Releases Beyond the Pale with JARV IS..., topping the UK Record Store Chart.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of hepatitis C virus.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for showing that black hole formation is a robust prediction of general relativity.
Burnham challenges the Government's financial offer during negotiations over stricter coronavirus restrictions.
Starmer accepts the findings of the investigation into antisemitism within the Labour Party.
Labour suspends Jeremy Corbyn following his response to the equality investigation.
Announces a second national lockdown for England.
Death of actor Sean Connery.
Announces a second national lockdown for England.
Concludes negotiations on the UK EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The UK and EU agree the Trade and Cooperation Agreement before the transition ends.
The Brexit transition period ends and new UK EU trading rules begin.
Rishi Sunak presents the 2020 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 2020 Budget under Rishi Sunak sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Burnham supports hotel accommodation and continuing services for homeless people during the pandemic.
During Boris Johnson's government, the NHS begins the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with Margaret Keenan receiving the Pfizer vaccine after clinical approval.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: The NHS begins the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with Margaret Keenan receiving the Pfizer vaccine after clinical approval.
This NHS development occurs while Boris Johnson serves as Prime Minister: The NHS begins the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with Margaret Keenan receiving the Pfizer vaccine after clinical approval.
During Boris Johnson's government, the NHS launches a call for volunteers to become NHS Volunteer Responders.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: The NHS launches a call for volunteers to become NHS Volunteer Responders.
This NHS development occurs while Boris Johnson serves as Prime Minister: The NHS launches a call for volunteers to become NHS Volunteer Responders.
Greaves and colleagues report a possible phosphine signature in Venus's clouds, prompting extensive debate and follow-up observations.
Stars as Cassie Thomas in Promising Young Woman and receives an Academy Award nomination.
Directs Tenet, a science-fiction action film structured around the concept of temporal inversion.
Produces Tenet with Emma Thomas.
Writes the original screenplay for Tenet.
Supports a large-scale theatrical release for Tenet during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the importance of cinema exhibition.
Plays Anne opposite Anthony Hopkins in the drama The Father.
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