The Labour prime minister has been compared to a number of previous leaders, but as a steely PM who diverts spending on welfare to defence there is one he resembles much more than others, says King’s ...

In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey lie the ashes of Prime Minister Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee ... In the first world war he saw action at Gallipoli and entered politics ...

After World War Two a Cold War developed between the ... However, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and US President Harry Trueman made it clear at Yalta and Potsdam that this was unacceptable ...

After the war in Europe had ended ... while the Labour Party was led by Clement Attlee. In July 1945, the Labour Party won the election with a majority. The Labour Party formed the Government ...