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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 ...
Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education: 2015: 2015 Claire Young: Liberal Democrats: Greg Hands [79] Chelsea and Fulham: Minister of State for Trade Policy. Minister for London. 2005: 2010: Ben Coleman: Labour: Mark Harper [80] Forest of Dean: Secretary of State for Transport: 2005: 2005 Matt Bishop: Labour: Sally-Ann ...
After each election, having remained in power, a prime minister may engage in a major or minor reshuffle of ministers; such a reshuffle may occur at any time if the prime minister wishes it. Any vacancy arising in the House, due to death, ennoblement, resignation , or recall , is filled by a by-election .
The former prime minister’s video on X, formerly Twitter, comes after he made a surprise appearance at Rishi Sunak’s campaign rally on Tuesday. Polling day in pictures 09:02 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain
Labour leader Keir Starmer officially became prime minister of the United Kingdom on Friday after his party won a landslide victory in a national election. Starmer received the blessing of King ...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech calling for a general election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London on May 22. - Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters
The 1742 vote of no confidence in the government of Robert Walpole was the first time that a prime minister of Great Britain resigned after a vote of no confidence by the House of Commons. Walpole is regarded as the first British prime minister, although this was not an official position until the early twentieth century.
The Conservative Party under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lost 251 seats and suffered their worst ever defeat, ending their 14-year tenure as the primary governing party. The combined vote share for Labour and the Conservatives reached a record low, with smaller parties doing well.