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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.
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 ...
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (/ ˈ k ɪər / ⓘ KEER; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024.
The 2024 United Kingdom general election is held. [452] Security guard Gavin Plumb is found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder television presenter Holly Willoughby. [566] 5 July 2024: Sir Keir Starmer becomes the new British prime minister, succeeding Rishi Sunak. 5 July Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election:
In 1905, the post of prime minister was officially given recognition in the order of precedence, [9] with the incumbent Henry Campbell-Bannerman the first officially referred to as "prime minister". The first prime minister of the current United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon its effective creation in 1922 (when 26 Irish ...
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. ... Eight former prime ministers seen together in 2024 – first row Blair ...
Parliament of the United Kingdom: Meeting place: Palace of Westminster: Term: 9 July 2024 – Election: 2024 United Kingdom general election: Government: Starmer ministry: House of Commons; Members: 650: Speaker: Lindsay Hoyle: Leader: Lucy Powell: Prime Minister: Keir Starmer: Deputy Prime Minister: Angela Rayner: Leader of the Opposition
Results of the July 2024 general election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom [4] [5] Affiliate Leader Candidates MPs Aggregate votes Total Gained [c] Lost [c] Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%) Labour: Keir Starmer: 631 411 218 7 211 63.2 9,708,716 33.70 1.6 Conservative: Rishi Sunak: 635 121 1 252 251 18.6 6,828,925 23. ...