Whilst the numbers are slightly complicated as not all selections are complete, the number of current MPs either retiring or deselected (and not selected elsewhere) now appears to have reached the postwar average of 103 for Parliaments that ran 4+ years: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Unit…

Today is the 80th anniversary of the Clay Cross by-election - since then the seat and its successor Bolsover have only had 3 MPs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Clay…

Today is the 80th anniversary of the Bombay docks explosion, when the SS Fort Stikine, whose cargo included 1400 tons of explosives, caught fire and exploded, killing around 800-1300 people: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Bomb…

Marthe Cohn, French nurse and spy during the Second World War, is 104 today: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_Co…

200 years ago today the poet and novelist Jane Taylor, best known for the lyrics of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’, died aged 40: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Tayl…

Marthe Cohn, French nurse and spy during the Second World War, is 104 today: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_Co…

As of today, the Conservative Party’s time in office since 2010 has exceeded that of its continuous period in government from 1931 to 1945

30 years ago today then Labour MP Bob Cryer - whose wife, son and daughter-in-law (and her sister) all later became Labour MPs - died in a car accident age 59: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cryer

25 years ago today ‘Bob the Builder’ was first broadcast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_the_B…

30 years ago today then Labour MP Bob Cryer - whose wife, son and daughter-in-law (and her sister) all later became Labour MPs - died in a car accident age 59: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cryer

As of today, the Conservative Party’s time in office since 2010 has exceeded that of its continuous period in government from 1931 to 1945

Today is the 40th anniversary of Royal Assent for the Telecommunications Act 1984, which included provision for the privatisation of British Telecom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommu…

The first ever The SNP MP, Dr Robert McIntyre, was elected on this day in 1945 in the Motherwell by-election: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Moth…

EXC: Harold Wilson had an affair with a Downing Street aide, his closest surviving advisers have revealed after half a century of silence

Joe Haines & Bernard Donoughue say they want to commit the Labour PM’s affair with Janet Hewlett-Davies to history

thetimes.co.uk/article/harold…

There are 15 current MPs who were born after the general election that took place on this day in 1992

Of the 651 MPs returned at the general election on this day in 1992, 30 are still in the House of Commons - 19 Conservatives and 11 then elected as Labour, 3 of whom now sit as Independents, and 1 of whom now represents the Workers Party of Britain

The general election on this day in 1992 holds the UK record for most votes cast at a general election of 33.61 million, and the most votes cast for a political party, with just over 14 million for the Conservatives

The 1992 general election took place on this day - result:

- Conservatives 336 (41.9%)
- Labour 271 (34.4%)
- Liberal Democrats 20 (17.8%)
- UUP 9
- SDLP 4
- Plaid Cymru 4
- SNP 3
- DUP 3
- UPUP 1

70 years ago today 'The Grove Family', generally regarded as the first British television series soap opera, was first broadcast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grove…

100 years ago today the Dawes Committee reported with its proposals for Germany’s payment of reparations after World War I: britannica.com/event/Dawes-Pl…