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This is a list of salaries of heads of state and government per year, ... (Prime Minister) ... This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, ...
The first regular salary was £400 per year, introduced in 1911. For comparison, average annual earnings were £70 in 1908. [6] Salaries were reduced 10% in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. [1] Some subsequent salary levels were £1,000 in 1946, £3,250 in 1964, £11,750 in 1980, and £26,701 in 1990. [2]
The House of Commons formally scrutinises the Government through its Committees and Prime Minister's Questions, when members ask questions of the prime minister; the house gives other opportunities to question other cabinet ministers. Prime Minister's Questions occur weekly, normally for half an hour each Wednesday.
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 eliminated the lord chancellor's judicial functions and also reduced the office's salary to below that of the prime minister. During the premiership of Gordon Brown, the prime minister received an salary of £193,885 on 1 April 2009 which was higher than the salary of £166,786 as of 2024. The reasons for such ...
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.
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.
Salary Office Claimed salary (April 2020) MP Not MP MP Peer £76,762 Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury: £75,440 N/A £68,827 Chancellor of the Exchequer: £67,505 N/A £68,827 £101,038 Lord Chancellor: £67,505 N/A Secretary of State: £67,505 N/A Cabinet members who hold the offices of: Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal,
The Senior Salaries Review Body, established 1971 provides advice to the Prime Minister, ... who was appointed on 17 October 2024. [1] External links