Who was appointed the first woman cabinet minister in the UK?
History of the Labour Party (UK) of deliberate media engagement, notably with the BBC, which proved successful in the long run. The election of May 1929 left the Labour Party for the first time as the largest grouping in the House of Commons with 287 seats, and 37.1% of the popular vote (actually slightly less than the Conservatives). However, MacDonald was still reliant on Liberal support to form a minority government. MacDonald's government included the first ever woman cabinet minister Margaret Bondfield who was appointed Minister of Labour. MacDonald's second government was in a stronger parliamentary position than his first, and in 1930 he was able
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