Constituent Assembly elected according to Cabinet Mission Plan for undivided India met on 9th December, 1946 with Dr.

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Clement Attlee lacked most of the qualities that make for success in politics. He was almost cripplingly shy and self-effacing. His appearance was unimpressive, his speeches uninspiring, his lack of ...

Clement Attlee was the new Prime Minister. After two world wars in little more than a generation, Labour policies to raise employment, establish the NHS and nationalise key industries resonated ...

None of Clement Attlee’s biographies, including Robert Crowcroft’s recent Attlee’s War: World War II and the Making of a Labour Leader, mention that millions died of starvation in Bengal while he was ...

Any remaining showers at the start of the night will quickly die out. The rest of the night will continue dry and breezy with mostly clear skies. Thursday Plenty of wintry sunshine tomorrow ...