Attlee

[ at-lee ]

noun

1. Clement (Richard), 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.

Attlee

/ ˈætlɪ /

noun

1. AttleeClement Richard18831967MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Clement Richard, 1st Earl Attlee. 1883–1967, British statesman; prime minister (1945–51); leader of the Labour party (1935–55). His government instituted the welfare state, with extensive nationalization

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Clement Attlee was Prime Minister, and meat, cheese, sugar, and petrol were still being rationed after World War Two.

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Prime Minister Clement Attlee was criticised for allowing partition to be rushed at terrible cost in human life.

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"Thatcher could have been absolutely foul-mouthed on Facebook, Clement Attlee looked like butter wouldn't melt, but give him an iPhone..."

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He named the three-times Conservative prime minister alongside Labour's Tony Blair and Clement Attlee as leaders who had delivered "meaningful change" in an article for the Tory-supporting Telegraph.

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"A century ago, Clement Attlee wrote that Labour must be a party of duty and patriotism, not abstract theory."

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