A Look Back At
Born in 2016
What Was Life Like in 2016?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£3.45
Loaf of Bread
£1.45
Petrol (per litre)
112p
Average House
£214,578
Weekly Wage
£789.00
Value of Money
£1 in 2016 would be worth approximately £1.20 in today's money.
Events of 2016 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 5 May – UK local and Police and crime commissioner elections, as well as elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament are held.
- 23 June – The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is held in the UK and Gibraltar, the first of its kind since the 1975 referendum on the UK's membership of the then European Economic Community.
- 11 July – Theresa May is announced as the Conservative Party leader, and Prime Minister-designate, after Andrea Leadsom withdraws from the leadership election.New Prime Minister and Conservative leader Theresa May
- 13 July – Theresa May begins to announce her cabinet, with Philip Hammond as the new chancellor of the exchequer, Amber Rudd as Home Secretary, Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary, and David Davis appointed in the new Exiting the European Union Secretary post.
- 17 August – The Airlander 10 hybrid airship, the world's largest aircraft at 92 m (302 ft) in length and 38,000 m3 (1,300,000 cu ft) in volume, has its maiden civilian flight in Bedfordshire.
- 12 September – Former prime minister David Cameron resigns from the House of Commons, triggering the 2016 Witney by-election.
- 24 September – Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected as leader of the Labour Party following an unsuccessful challenge by Owen Smith.
- 29 November – The Investigatory Powers Bill receives Royal assent.
Popular Toys & Games
- Hatchimals
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- Nerf N-Strike
UK No. 1 on 1 January 2016
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