What is 2010 in the United Kingdom?
This articles list major events that occurred in the [[United Kingdom]] in the year [[2010]]. ==Events== [[File:David Cameron - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|thumb|[[David Cameron]] became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] in 2010.]] * [[January 5]] - Heavy snow falls all over [[Great Britain]] causing lots of transport disruption, school closures, power failures and 25 deaths. It is the worst 'cold spell' since the Winter of 1981-1982. * [[January 9]] - [[Daily Mirror]] journalist [[Rupert Hamer]] is killed in [[Afghanistan]]. * [[January 26]] - The [[UK]] is declared to be out of [[recession]]. * [[January 29]] - Former Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] gives evidence at the Iraq inquiry. * [[February 2]] - Well-known [[Birmingham]] based [[confectionary]] giant [[Cadbury]] is taken over by American rival [[Kraft Foods]] in an £11.5billion deal. * [[February 5]] - After long negotiations, the leading political parties in [[Northern Ireland]] agree to devolve matters such as policing and justice to the Northern Ireland Executive. * [[February 19]] - [[Amy Williams]] wins [[Great Britain]]'s only medal at the Winter Olympics. * [[March 5]] - Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] gives evidence to the Iraq inquiry. * [[March 20]] - A three-day strike by [[British Airways]] cabin crew begins. * [[April 6]] - Prime Minister Gordon Brown asks for the [[Elizabeth II|Queen's]] permission to dissolve parliament, in order to have a general election. * [[April 15]] - A cloud of [[volcano|volcanic]] ash from the eruption of [[Eyjafjallajökull]] in [[Iceland]] causes the closure of airspace over the United Kingdom and northern and western Europe. * [[April 15]] - The first of three televised debates between the leaders of the three main political parties in the UK is shown on ITV. * [[May 6]] - [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 General Election]]: The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] wins the most seats however does not have enough seats to form a majority governmen