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Learn at your own pace, with an explanation after every answer. No score, no leaderboard – and not preparation for a citizenship test: just to know the country and your neighbours a little better.

State & history

Which Prime Minister led the Labour government that founded the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948?

  • ✓ Clement Attlee
  • ✕ Winston Churchill Your answer
  • C Harold Macmillan
  • D Harold Wilson

Not quite.

Clement Attlee was Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951 and his government created the NHS and expanded the welfare state after the war. The NHS provides healthcare that is free at the point of use.

Source: UK Parliament website; NHS history pages; Life in the UK handbook

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