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First meeting of the new Parliament of the United Kingdom for the formal election of Speaker of the House of Commons. Sir Lindsay Hoyle is re-elected unopposed [80] and calls on Starmer and Sunak to speak as Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition respectively for the first time. [81] 9–16 July MPs taking their seat are sworn in. [82] [83 ...
Keir Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 5 July 2024 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government, succeeding Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party. As prime minister, Starmer is serving concurrently as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union.
The 2024 United Kingdom general election is held. [452] Security guard Gavin Plumb is found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder television presenter Holly Willoughby. [566] 5 July 2024: Sir Keir Starmer becomes the new British prime minister, succeeding Rishi Sunak. 5 July Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election:
Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday, fielding lawmakers’ queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session. It was the ...
The King’s first Prime Minister was Conservative Party leader Liz Truss who was appointed by Queen Elizabeth just two days before her death in September 2022.
It was the first time Charles formally asked a new prime minister to form a government. The appointment was a historic one, as Sunak, 42, is the first British Asian to assume the role and the ...
23 June 2024 187 days Dick Schoof: Prime Minister of the Netherlands: Constitutional monarchy 2 July 2024 178 days Keir Starmer: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Constitutional monarchy 5 July 2024 175 days KP Sharma Oli: Prime Minister of Nepal: Parliamentary republic 15 July 2024 165 days Kristen Michal: Prime Minister of Estonia
First Minister: Michelle O'Neill: 3 February 2024 (10 months ago) () Sinn Féin [3] Deputy First Minister: Emma Little-Pengelly: Democratic Unionist Party Scotland: First Minister: John Swinney: 8 May 2024 (7 months ago) () Scottish National Party [4] Wales: First Minister: Eluned Morgan: 6 August 2024 (4 months ago) () Welsh Labour [5]