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The head of the British government is referred to as the prime minister, the leader of one of the constituent countries is referred to as a first minister, and the terms chief minister and premier are used in the Overseas Territories.
The current prime minister is Keir Starmer, who succeeded Rishi Sunak on 5 July 2024, following the 2024 general election. [8] History. This section needs expansion. You can help by making an edit request . October 2024. Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been the first person to hold the position of Prime Minister.
N early two months after Boris Johnson reluctantly announced his resignation on the steps of 10 Downing Street, Britain has finally chosen a new leader: Liz Truss. “It’s an honour to be...
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom. Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during much of World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister. Bottom right: Keir Starmer is the incumbent prime minister.
LONDON — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix a...
Liz Truss officially became the UK’s new prime minister today after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Truss, the foreign secretary for the past year, defeated rival...
Foreign secretary Liz Truss has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and Britain’s next prime minister, beating ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to succeed Boris Johnson...
Boris Johnson (b. 1964) is a British Conservative Party politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from July 2019 to September 2022. He was mayor of London (2008–16) and foreign secretary under Prime Minister Theresa May (2016–18).
Liz Truss will be the UK’s next prime minister — after winning the Conservative Party’s leadership contest on Monday. She will formally take over as the country’s leader tomorrow, after months...
Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. Education. Keir attended Reigate Grammar School, before studying Law at the University of Leeds. He went on to do postgraduate studies...