History of the United Kingdom (1945–present)

For general overviews of UK politics since 1945 see:

• Postwar Britain (1945–1979)
• Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)

Whilst coverage of British social history over the same period can be found below

• Social history of Postwar Britain (1945–1979)
• Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)

See also

• Post-war consensus
• Premiership of Margaret Thatcher
• Premiership of Tony Blair
• Premiership of Gordon Brown
• Premiership of David Cameron
• Premiership of Theresa May
• Premiership of Boris Johnson
• Thatcherism