Conservatives Flashcards
1
Q
Best prime minster the Conservatives never had
A
Rab Butler
2
Q
Who was chancellor of the exchequer?
A
Rab Butler
3
Q
What was noticeable about Butler as chancellor
A
He wasn’t an economist, Churchill just believed he would keep relations well with trade unions
4
Q
Conservative seats in 1951
A
321 seats
5
Q
Conservative seats in 1955
A
345
6
Q
Conservative seats in 1959
A
365 seats
7
Q
When was the Scarborough conference
A
1960
8
Q
Why did Nye Bevan resign
A
Prescription charges
9
Q
When was Macmillan’s ‘knight of the long Knives’
A
July 1962
10
Q
How many conservative MPs rebelled against Suez
A
40
