2007 in the United Kingdom

Summary

Events from the year 2007 in the United Kingdom.

2007 in the United Kingdom
Other years
2005 | 2006 | 2007 (2007) | 2008 | 2009
Countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Incumbents edit

Events edit

January edit

February edit

  • 1 February
    • Defence Secretary Des Browne announces that the UK forces in Southern Afghanistan will be boosted by 800.
    • Passenger duty for flights from the UK double.[24]
    • Downing Street officials reveal that Tony Blair has been interviewed as a witness by police on 26 January in connection with the Cash-for-honours allegations.
  • 3 February – The presence of the H5N1 virus in the avian flu outbreak at the Holton turkey plant in Suffolk is confirmed.[25]
  • 11 February
  • 23 February – Grayrigg rail crash: A Virgin Trains Pendolino train derails in Cumbria, killing one person and injuring dozens more.[28]

March edit

April edit

May edit

June edit

July edit

August edit

September edit

October edit

  • 6 October – Gordon Brown announces there will be no early general election in an interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr at Number 10, prompting the media to call him 'Bottler Brown'.
  • 15 October – Sir Menzies Campbell resigns as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
  • 20 October – South Africa defeat England at the Rugby World Cup final in Stade de France, Saint-Denis.
  • 31 October
    • Labour fall behind the Conservatives in a MORI opinion poll for the first time since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister due to the early election débâcle, as their 35% showing puts them five points off the top.[91]
    • A German magazine comes under fire from the British and European media and public for a satirical article about missing Leicestershire child Madeleine McCann, who has not been seen since she went missing in Algarve, Portugal, nearly six months ago.[citation needed]

November edit

December edit

Undated edit

Publications edit

Births edit

 
James, Viscount Severn

Deaths edit

January edit

 
Stephen Gilbert

February edit

March edit

 
Bob Woolmer

April edit

 
Alan Ball

May edit

 
Colin St John Wilson

June edit

 
Bernard Manning

July edit

 
George Melly
 
Peter Tuddenham

August edit

 
Tony Wilson
 
Michael Jackson

September edit

 
9th Duke of Buccleuch
 
Colin McRae

October edit

 
Deborah Kerr

November edit

 
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet
 
Reg Park (right)

December edit

 
Edward Dutkiewicz

See also edit

References edit

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