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Between 1945 and 2016, Britain had just 13 prime ministers and power flipped between Labour and the Conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The Scottish Conservatives have won a Westminster by-election for the first time in more than 50 years, taking Aberdeen South from the SNP.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

But the 63-year-old ex-lawyer has refused to quit, insisting his landslide election victory over the Conservatives 23 months ago gave him a five-year mandate to govern.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

But three years later, Labour was swept out of office following the industrial strife of the Winter of Discontent, and the Conservatives held power for the next 18 years.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The local authorities, after the armistice of Neerlandia, were mayors without initiative, decorative judges picked from among the peaceful and tired Conservatives of Macondo.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez