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The term "minister" came into being since the royal officers "ministered" to the sovereign. The name and institution have been adopted by most English-speaking countries, and the Council of Ministers or similar bodies of other countries are often informally referred to as cabinets. [citation needed] Cabinet Office, London
Prime Minister (joint with the HM Treasury – the prime minister is the First Lord of the Treasury ex officio) [n 1] [1] First Lord of the Treasury; First Secretary of State; Minister for the Civil Service; Minister for the Union; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister; Deputy Prime Minister; Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
The council met for the first time in November 2022 chaired by Rishi Sunak. No further meetings were held until after the 2024 United Kingdom general election when newly elected prime minister Keir Starmer convened a meeting in October 2024. [10] Starmer has stated that the council will meet again in Spring 2025. [10]
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]
Following Labour's victory in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the new prime minister Keir Starmer informally met England's combined authority mayors and the mayor of London on 9 July. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The first formal meeting of the Mayoral Council, chaired by deputy prime minister Angela Rayner , took place on 10 October 2024 in ...
2024 Scottish government crisis: First Minister, Humza Yousaf, announces he will resign as both leader of the SNP and first minister of Scotland when his successor is chosen. [ 343 ] The UK government launches a 12 week consultation process on changes to Personal Independence Payment benefits.
Changes from Starmer's final Shadow Cabinet to Cabinet.. Thangam Debbonaire (Shadow Culture Secretary) lost her seat and Lisa Nandy was appointed in her place.; Nandy's role (Shadow International Development Cabinet Minister) was a full member of Shadow Cabinet despite the department having merged into the Foreign Office under the previous government and not reformed by Starmer.
This is a list of the members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, along with the roles they fulfil and the date when they were sworn of the council. As of December 2024 [update] , there are 751 members on the council. [ 1 ]