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Tony Blair, devolution and Northern Ireland peace

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Tony Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, leading a Labour government. His government set up the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly in 1999, and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 helped bring peace to Northern Ireland.

Memory tip: Blair, PM from 1997: devolution in 1999 and the Good Friday Agreement (1998).

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Who became Prime Minister in 1997, leading a Labour government?

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