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13 August – Damian Hinds returned to government as Minister of State for Security following the resignation of James Brokenshire on health grounds. [36] 18 August – Parliament was recalled due to the situation in Afghanistan. [37] 19 August – 2021 Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election
The UK government later confirms that all British soldiers, diplomats and other officials have been removed from Afghanistan by the following day. [305] 31 August – BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford returns to the UK after being permanently expelled from Russia for "the protection of the security of Russia". [306]
There had been growing speculation that Dominic Raab would be demoted from his position as Foreign Secretary, as a result of his handling of the Taliban offensive in August 2021. [11] On the day of the reshuffle, Raab met with the Prime Minister for a considerable length of time, having initially refused to leave the Foreign, Commonwealth and ...
The UK fiscal year ends on 5 April each year. The financial year ends on 31 March of each year. Thus, the UK budget for financial year 2021 runs from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 and is often referred to as 2021–22. Historically, the budget was usually released in March, less than one month before the beginning of the new fiscal year.
The UK government has spent more than it has raised in taxation since financial year 2001–02, [3] ... In financial year 2021–22, spending per head in England was ...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his battle for political survival after a string of scandals created a leadership crisis in the British government.
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 (Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.
The March 2021 United Kingdom budget, officially known as Protecting the Jobs and Livelihoods of the British People was a budget delivered by Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in March 2021. [1] It was expected to be delivered in autumn 2020, but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.