The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on the 18th of May 1987. It resulted in a Conservative victory over the decaying Labour government led by its unpopular leader Neil Kinnock, whose premiership from its beginning was beset by by strikes and industrial unrest, due to his predecessors attempt to curb the influence and power of the trade unions. However, the Conservatives led by its avuncular leader Douglas Hurd was able to win a large majority however, he faced the prospect of unstable government and a faltering economy. Kinnock aware his re-election prospects were slim, attempted to rally the unions in the vain attempt to regain lost support among the Labour right. The reinvigorated Conservatives campaigned on several key platforms. This included, curbing the power of trad
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| - The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on the 18th of May 1987. It resulted in a Conservative victory over the decaying Labour government led by its unpopular leader Neil Kinnock, whose premiership from its beginning was beset by by strikes and industrial unrest, due to his predecessors attempt to curb the influence and power of the trade unions. However, the Conservatives led by its avuncular leader Douglas Hurd was able to win a large majority however, he faced the prospect of unstable government and a faltering economy. Kinnock aware his re-election prospects were slim, attempted to rally the unions in the vain attempt to regain lost support among the Labour right. The reinvigorated Conservatives campaigned on several key platforms. This included, curbing the power of trad
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| - The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on the 18th of May 1987. It resulted in a Conservative victory over the decaying Labour government led by its unpopular leader Neil Kinnock, whose premiership from its beginning was beset by by strikes and industrial unrest, due to his predecessors attempt to curb the influence and power of the trade unions. However, the Conservatives led by its avuncular leader Douglas Hurd was able to win a large majority however, he faced the prospect of unstable government and a faltering economy. Kinnock aware his re-election prospects were slim, attempted to rally the unions in the vain attempt to regain lost support among the Labour right. The reinvigorated Conservatives campaigned on several key platforms. This included, curbing the power of trade unions, limited economic liberalism, and cutting of subsidies to some failing public businesses. This was popular with many middle-class voters who were incensed by what many saw as an out of control labour union movement and resulted in a large Tory majority.
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