2010 in the United Kingdom
 2010 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 2010 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
- Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II
- Prime Minister - Gordon Brown, Labour Party
Events
January
- 3 January - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces that full body scanners will be introduced at UK airports following the failed attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009.[1]
- 5 January - The United Kingdom is once again deluged by heavy snowfall as the country endures its worst cold snap since the winter of 1981-82.[2]
- 9 January - Jazz musician Jamie Cullum marries model Sophie Dahl.
- 10 January - The Sunday Mirror defence correspondent Rupert Hamer has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.[3]
- 12 January - Alastair Campbell, former government advisor, interviewed by the Chilcot Inquiry, says he is prepared to defend "every word" of the September 2002 dossier on Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction which led to the invasion of Iraq.[4]
- 18 January - Following the collapse of strike talks late last year, British Airways cabin crew decide to vote again on possible strike action.[5]
- 20 January - Unemployment falls for the first time in nearly two years, with the national total for November 2009 dipping by 7,000 to 2,460,000. However, some regions of Britain are still enduring a rise in unemployment, and experts say that the slight reduction in unemployment is largely due to an increase in people taking part-time work and work in occupations largely unrelated to their skills and experience.[6]
- 24 January - Six people are charged with public order offences following an English Defence League demonstration in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.[7]
- 26 January - The Office of National Statistics announces that Britain has exited recession, with gross domestic product growing by 0.1%, a weaker rise than many economists had expected.[8]
- 29 January - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair appears at the Iraq Inquiry and is questioned in public for the first time about his decision to take the United Kingdom to war against Iraq.[9][10]
February
- 2 February - Birmingham based confectionary giant Cadbury is taken over by American rival Kraft Foods in an £11.5billion deal. [1]
- 3 February - Opinion polls indicate that Labour have reduced the Conservative lead in the opinion polls to as little as seven points, increasing the possibility of a hung parliament after the forthcoming general election.[11]
- 5 February - After a long period of negotiations, the political parties of Northern Ireland, including the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein, reach an agreement to allow for the devolution of policing and justice powers.[12]
- 6 February - Prime minister Gordon Brown is reported to be considering calling a general election in April, rather than May or June as expected. [2]
Predicted and scheduled events
April
- 12 April - Policing and Justice powers are due to be devolved from Westminster to the Northern Ireland Executive.[12]
May
- 6 May - Local council elections are due to be held in various parts of England, including all 32 London Boroughs.
June
- 3 June - The 2010 general election must be held either on or before this date.
July
- 11 July - The British Grand Prix is due to be held at Silverstone.[13]
Deaths
- 4 January - Hywel Teifi Edwards, Welsh-language academic and writer (b. 1934)
- 6 January - Graham Leonard, former Anglican bishop (b. 1921)
- 9 January - Rupert Hamer, journalist (b. 1970)
- 22 January - Jean Simmons, actress (b. 1929)
- 5 February - Ian Carmichael, actor (b. 1920)
- 6 February - John Dankworth, jazz composer and musician (b. 1927)
- 11 February - Alexander McQueen, fashion designer (b. 1969)
- 14 February - Dick Francis, novelist and former jockey (b. 1920)
- 19 February - Lionel Jeffries, actor (b. 1926)
References
- ^ "Gordon Brown promises full body scanners at UK airports". BBC News. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Snow and ice leads to travel delays and school closures". BBC News. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Afghan blast kills Sunday Mirror correspondent". BBC News. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "The Full Story: Alastair Campbell faces Iraq inquirypublisher= BBC News". 12 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "British Airways strike vote for cabin crew". BBC News. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Unemployment falls to 2.46m". BBC News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Six protesters charged after clashes at English Defence League demonstration". Daily Mail. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "UK economy emerges from recession". BBC News. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Iraq inquiry hears defiant Blair say: I'd do it again". BBC News. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Sparrow, Andrew (29 January 2010). "Iraq war inquiry: Tony Blair arrives early to avoid protesters". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Brown takes aim at Tories as polls narrow". Reuters. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Policing and justice plan: Key points". BBC News. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "British GP and World Cup are heading for Clashgate". Times Online. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.