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  2. List of United Kingdom general elections - Wikipedia

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    A negative majority means that there was a hung parliament (or minority government) following that election. For example, at the 1929 general election, Labour was 42 seats short of forming a majority, and so its majority is listed as −42. If the party in office changed the figure is re-calculated, but no allowance is made for changes after ...

  3. 2020 British cabinet reshuffle - Wikipedia

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    Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson carried out the first significant reshuffle of his majority government on 13 February 2020. Following the December 2019 general election, there was considerable speculation that Johnson was planning a major reshuffle of the Cabinet, to take place after the United Kingdom's official withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020.

  4. Elections in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    If a majority in the new Parliament has been achieved by their party, they remain in office without the need for reconfirmation or reappointment—no new "term" of office is started. If a majority has not been achieved, and another party has the numbers to form a government, the prime minister submits his/her resignation to the Monarch.

  5. Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Treaty of Union by Acts of Union passed by the Parliament of England (established 1215) and the Parliament of Scotland (c. 1235), both Acts of Union stating, "That the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be styled The Parliament of Great Britain."

  6. 2020 in United Kingdom politics and government - Wikipedia

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    The government announces a £1.57bn support package to help British theatres, galleries, museums and other arts/cultural venues during the economic downturn. [118] The UK is warned by China not to interfere with its new Hong Kong national security law and to stop "making irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong affairs." [119]

  7. Cabinet of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Cabinet has always been led by the prime minister, whose originally unpaid office as such was traditionally described as merely primus inter pares (first among equals), but today the prime minister is the preeminent head of government, with the effective power to appoint and dismiss Cabinet ministers and to control the Cabinet's agenda. The ...

  8. Government of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (currently Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.

  9. List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and ...

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    Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government. The monarch (in the United Kingdom) or governor / lieutenant governor (in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) appoints the head of government, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible ...