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Events on Thursday 1 May 1997 1
1997Tony Blair becomes British prime ministerLabour wins landslide general election victoryThe Labour Party led by Tony Blair won a landslide victory in the UK general election, ending eighteen years of Conservative government. Blair became prime minister at age 43, one of the youngest in British history. Labour secured a majority of 179 seats in the House of Commons.