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The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet. Political offices in the UK government
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]
The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The opposition Labour Party , led by Keir Starmer , defeated the governing Conservative Party , led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak , in a landslide victory .
Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government (2016–2021) 2015: 1955: Adnan Hussain: Independent: Khalid Mahmood [192] Birmingham Perry Barr: Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement (2020–2021) 2001: 1974: Ayoub Khan: Independent: Alba: Neale Hanvey [n 61] [193] Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy: Leader of the Alba Party in the House of ...
23 July 2024: Labour: Independent: Poplar and Limehouse: Whip suspended for six months, after voting against the government to remove the two-child benefit cap. [15] Imran Hussain: Bradford East: Rebecca Long-Bailey: Salford: Ian Byrne: Liverpool West Derby: Richard Burgon: Leeds East: Zarah Sultana: Coventry South: John McDonnell: Hayes and ...
Therefore, the list below refers to the "Head of Government" and not the "Prime Minister". Even so, the leader of a government was often colloquially referred to as the "prime minister", beginning in the 18th century. Since 1902, prime ministers have always held the office of First Lord of the Treasury. [4]
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.
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.