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[[Harold Wilson]] was Prime Minister in the late [[1960s]]; his support in the [[1970]] general election was eroded by a series of disasters at scientific research facilities in [[1969]]-[[1970|70]], such as [[Wenley Moor]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' ''referencing'' [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''). As Prime Minister, Wilson authorised the sacrifice of 12 children to the alien [[456]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') [[Edward Heath]] suceeded him Prime Minister, but his government quickly came under fire due to the chaos at a Britain-hosted peace conference. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'', referencing [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'') | [[Harold Wilson]] was Prime Minister in the late [[1960s]]; his support in the [[1970]] general election was eroded by a series of disasters at scientific research facilities in [[1969]]-[[1970|70]], such as [[Wenley Moor]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' ''referencing'' [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''). As Prime Minister, Wilson authorised the sacrifice of 12 children to the alien [[456]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') [[Edward Heath]] suceeded him Prime Minister, but his government quickly came under fire due to the chaos at a Britain-hosted peace conference. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'', referencing [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
At some point, [[ | At some point, [[Jeremy Thorpe]] served with a coalition government of the Liberals and smaller, fringe parties ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']). He was close to the company [[Global Chemicals]], and forbade [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] from investigating the company. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'') Jeremy's government would fall due to government scandals. ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']) | ||
A few years later, the Brigadier conferred with a female Prime Minister ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]''), Shirley Williams of the Labour Party ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']). ''(See "Behind the scenes")'' | A few years later, the Brigadier conferred with a female Prime Minister ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]''), Shirley Williams of the Labour Party ([[WEB]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml ''Party Politics'']). ''(See "Behind the scenes")'' | ||
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An unnamed male Prime Minister incurred the wrath of [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service|ICIS]] and related interests in the government due to increased links with the [[European Union]]. After he signed the [[Euro-Combine Treaty]], this conspiracy started a wave of terrorism in the hopes of getting him to declare martial law and give ICIS the power to take charge. He later declared he would shut down ICIS over this ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]''), but they remained in existence for a while longer. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Wasting]]'') | An unnamed male Prime Minister incurred the wrath of [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service|ICIS]] and related interests in the government due to increased links with the [[European Union]]. After he signed the [[Euro-Combine Treaty]], this conspiracy started a wave of terrorism in the hopes of getting him to declare martial law and give ICIS the power to take charge. He later declared he would shut down ICIS over this ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]''), but they remained in existence for a while longer. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Wasting]]'') | ||
In early [[2006]], following the [[2005]] general election, the United Kingdom had a male Prime Minister | In early [[2006]], following the [[2005]] general election, the United Kingdom had a male Prime Minister. He was killed by the [[Slitheen]], and the position of Acting Prime Minister was then assumed by [[Joseph Green]], actually [[Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]] wearing the slain Green's skin. Jocrassa and his brothers were later killed by a missile strike on [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three]]'') Following the Slitheen crisis, the real Prime Minister's death was officially deemed an accident. ([[WEB]]: [[Defending the Earth!|whoisdoctorwho.co.uk]]) | ||
[[Harriet Jones]] was appointed Prime Minister by [[Elizabeth II | [[Harriet Jones]] was appointed Prime Minister by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] after the incident ([[WEB]]: ''[[UNIT website]]''). By [[Christmas]] 2006, Jones had brought in a number of changes and was viewed positively, with some calling her term the start of a "golden age". Her destruction of the retreating [[Sycorax]], however, earned her the disfavour of the [[Tenth Doctor]] and he ensured her political downfall. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') [[Torchwood Institute]] leader [[Jack Harkness]] once rang her, angrily demanding to know why Torchwood files were being "given" to the opposition leader (presumably "Saxon"). ([[TW]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'') | ||
:''Jones lost power to Harold Saxon in 2008, as she was shown to be the current PM on Saxon's campaign wesbite.'' | :''Jones lost power to Harold Saxon in 2008, as she was shown to be the current PM on Saxon's campaign wesbite.'' | ||
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In [[May]] [[2008]] "[[Harold Saxon]]", was elected as the head of a coalition government. ([[WEB]]: ''[http://www.haroldsaxon.co.uk www.haroldsaxon.co.uk]'') Shortly after his election, he gassed his entire cabinet and introduced the [[Toclafane]] to the human race, before being shot and killed by [[Lucy Saxon]], his wife. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') The general public remembered him as having gone insane. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | In [[May]] [[2008]] "[[Harold Saxon]]", was elected as the head of a coalition government. ([[WEB]]: ''[http://www.haroldsaxon.co.uk www.haroldsaxon.co.uk]'') Shortly after his election, he gassed his entire cabinet and introduced the [[Toclafane]] to the human race, before being shot and killed by [[Lucy Saxon]], his wife. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') The general public remembered him as having gone insane. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
Following on from "Saxon", [[Aubrey Fairchild (Prime Minister)|Aubrey Fairchild]] became Prime Minister ([[NSA]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos]]''). During the [[2009 Dalek invasion of Earth]] the authorities, including Torchwood, lost contact with the Prime Minister's plane and he is implied to have died.([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | Following on from "Saxon", [[Aubrey Fairchild (Prime Minister)|Aubrey Fairchild]] became Prime Minister ([[NSA]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos]]''). During the [[2009 Dalek invasion of Earth]] the authorities, including Torchwood, lost contact with the Prime Minister's plane and he is implied to have died. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
[[Brian Green]] succeeded Fairchild. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'') He came under criticism from foreign governments after [[Martin Trueman]] intercepted global broadcasts. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'') He was Prime Minister during [[the 456]] incident, first covering up Britain's history with the 456 ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'') and later deciding to hand over a tenth of the country's children. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') Afterwards, [[Denise Riley]], with the backing of [[Bridget Spears]], decided to blackmail him with the incriminating evidence. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') He remained Prime Minister though. ([[IDW]]: ''[[Don't Step on the Grass]]'') | [[Brian Green]] succeeded Fairchild. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'') He came under criticism from foreign governments after [[Martin Trueman]] intercepted global broadcasts. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'') He was Prime Minister during [[the 456]] incident, first covering up Britain's history with the 456 ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'') and later deciding to hand over a tenth of the country's children. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') Afterwards, [[Denise Riley]], with the backing of [[Bridget Spears]], decided to blackmail him with the incriminating evidence. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') He remained Prime Minister though. ([[IDW]]: ''[[Don't Step on the Grass]]'') | ||
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In [[Pete's World]] Britain had the office of President ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_state head of state]). It is unclear whether this position simply replaced the Monarch as head of state creating a semi-presidential system like in modern day France, or if it replaced the prime minister ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_government head of government]) creating a presidential system like the United States. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Age of Steel]]'') | In [[Pete's World]] Britain had the office of President ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_state head of state]). It is unclear whether this position simply replaced the Monarch as head of state creating a semi-presidential system like in modern day France, or if it replaced the prime minister ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_government head of government]) creating a presidential system like the United States. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Age of Steel]]'') | ||
==List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom== | |||
*[[David Lloyd George]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'') | |||
*[[James Ramsay McDonald]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'') | |||
*[[Winston Churchill]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'') | |||
*[[Harold Wilson]] ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | |||
*[[Edward Heath]] ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | |||
*[[Jeremy Thorpe]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'') | |||
*[[Shirley Williams]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'') | |||
*[[Margaret Thatcher]] ([[SP]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]'') | |||
*[[Tony Blair]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
*[[Terry Brooks]] ([[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'') | |||
*[[Harriet Jones]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | |||
*[[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master/Harold Saxon]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | |||
*[[Aubrey Fairchild (Prime Minister)|Aubrey Fairchild]] ([[NSA]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos]]'') | |||
*[[Brian Green]] ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'') | |||
*[[Hawthorne]] (equivalent of, [[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]'') | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
