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John Major
29 June 1995: Major takes PMQs after resignation
John Major takes to the despatch box for the first time since announcing his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party.

William Hague 28 January 2008: Hague's taunts
William Hague wittily envisages Gordon Brown's dilemma of Tony Blair taking up the new position of European President.

Tony Blair addresses MEPs in Strasbourg 18 June 1998: Blair's vision for Europe
Tony Blair makes his first speech to the European Parliament.

Features
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The Thatcher years and more...
Delve deep into the politics of the past with material gathered from the BBC's unique archive of video, audio and written documents
EUROPE'S HIGHLIGHTS
MEPs from the UK walk out during a speech by President Chirac British walk-out
MEPs walk out of Chirac speech over beef ban row
Mrs Thatcher calls for Britain to make a fairer contribution Money back?
Mrs Thatcher on the issue of the British rebate
The Pope is heckled by Ian Paisley Holy row
Pope John Paul II is heckled by MEP Ian Paisley
More historic moments
NORTHERN IRELAND
First sitting of the Transitional Assembly 2006: NI Assembly 'in transition'

Sir Reg Empey during the 1999 Ministerial nominations 1999: NI ministers nominated

SCOTLAND
The Queen making a speech 2004: Holyrood opens

Susan Deacon speaking at the debate 2001: Free care for the elderly
WALES
Leanne Wood AM 2004: 'Mrs Windsor'

Dafydd Wigley AM 1999: Wigley stages walkout

EUROPE
Santer Commission escape censure motion 1999: Crisis in the EU

President Mitterrand warns about nationalism 1995: 'Nationalism is war'

Historic moments

Historic moments by theme
Leadership crises
Michael Foot 28 March 1979: Foot's finest hour

Geoffrey Howe 13 November 1990: Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns

Norman Lamont 9 June 1993: Norman Lamont resigns

Knockabout
Margaret Thatcher 29 March 1990: Poll tax row escalates

Tony Blair 30 January 1997: 'Weak, weak, weak'

David Cameron and George Osborne 10 October 2007: Brown 'flunks the election'

Economy
Michael Foot 29 October 1980: Foot's magician

Ted Heath 20 March 1989: 'My favourite one-club golfer'

John Smith 9 June 1993: MPs on Lamont's resignation

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