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Overview of the events of 2020 in the United Kingdom
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Events in the year
Deaths
- 4 January – Kay Ullrich, Scottish politician (b. 1943)
- 8 January – Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead, English politician (b. 1920)
- 23 January – Robert Rowland, English politician (b. 1966)[57]
- 24 January – Bobby McKee, Northern Irish politician (b. 1941)
- 2 February – Maureen Colquhoun, English politician; first openly lesbian British MP (b. 1928)[58]
- 6 February – Andrew Fraser, Baron Fraser of Corriegarth, Scottish politician and peer (b. 1946)
- 4 April – Dame Cheryl Gillan, politician, MP (since 1992), Secretary of State for Wales (2010–2012) (b. 1952).[59]
- 6 April – Peter Ainsworth, politician, MP (1992–2010) (b. 1956)[60]
- 9 April – Ian Gibson, politician, MP (1997–2009) (b. 1938)[61]
- 12 April – Shirley Williams, politician, MP (1964–1979, 1981–1983), Secretary of State for Education and Paymaster General (1976–1979) (b. 1930)[62]
- 17 April – Frank Judd, Baron Judd, politician, MP (1966–1979) (b. 1935).[63]
- 24 April – Trevor Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, politician and life peer (b. 1937)
- 15 May – George Little, Scottish-Canadian politician (b. 1937)[64]
- 18 June – Andrew Welsh, Scottish politician, MP (1974–1979, 1987–2001), MSP (1999–2011) (b. 1944).[65]
- 20 June – Gordon Dunne, politician, MLA (2011–2021) (b. 1959).[66]
- 24 June – Dick Leonard, journalist and politician, MP (1970–1974) (b. 1930).[67]
- 7 July – Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan, Welsh politician, MP (1966–1974) and member of the House of Lords (1981–2020) (b. 1932).[68]
- 2 August – Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh, politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1999) (born 1945).[69][70]
- 18 August – Austin Mitchell, politician, MP (1977–2015) (b. 1934).[71]
- 27 August – Noel Cringle, Manx politician, President of Tynwald (2000–2011) (b. 1937).[72]
- 9 September – Bruce McFee, Scottish politician, MSP (2003–2007), complications from a stroke (b. 1961).[73]
- 24 September – Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, Irish-born politician, businessman, and arts administrator, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1984–1985) (b. 1939).[74]
- 1 October – Sir Dennis Walters, politician, MP (1964–1992) (b. 1928).[75]
- 7 October – James Brokenshire, politician, MP (since 2005), secretary of state for Northern Ireland (2016–2018) and housing, communities and local government (2018–2019), lung cancer (b. 1968).[76]
- 15 October – Sir David Amess, politician, MP (since 1983), stabbed (b. 1952).[77]
- 17 October – Ernie Ross, politician, MP (1979–2005) (b. 1942).[78]
- 26 October – Isabel Turner, Scottish-born Canadian politician, mayor of Kingston, Ontario (2000–2003), pneumonia (b. 1936).[79]
- 31 October – Sir Jim Lester, politician, MP (1974–1997) (b. 1932).[80]
- 7 November – Sir John Butterfill, politician, MP (1983–2010) (b. 1941).[81]
- 1 December – Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, politician, member of the House of Lords (1949–2021) and captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (1979–1991) (b. 1927).[82]
- 2 December – Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton, politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004) (b. 1946).[83]
See also
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Specific situations and issues
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External links
- UK-Africa trade: What will Brexit change? (by Kate Hairsine, DW, January 18, 2021)