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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.
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]
Labour leader Keir Starmer officially became prime minister of the United Kingdom on Friday after his party won a landslide victory in a national election. Starmer received the blessing of King ...
The UK government announces that a scheme allowing Ukrainian nationals to join relatives in the UK has closed to new applicants. [ 132 ] Birmingham City Council announces plans to raise council tax by 21% over the next two years as part of £300m in budget cuts.
December 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM ... set the stage for a new form of the UK’s political right, which has been dominated by the Conservatives for over a century. ... February 2024 ((Photo by JEFF ...
New 0.0 5,077 0.02 New Lincolnshire Independents: Marianne Overton 2 0 0 0 0.0 4,277 0.01 One Leicester Rita Patel 2 0 New 0.0 4,008 0.01 New Socialist Labour Party: Jim McDaid 12 0 0 0 0.0 3,609 0.01 Liverpool Community Independents: Alan Gibbons: 1 0 New 0.0 3,293 0.01 New Swale Independents: Mike Baldock 1 0 Did not stand in 2019 0.0 3,238 0 ...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street, 5 July 2024. A prime minister ends their tenure by offering their resignation to the British monarch. [94] This can happen after their party has suffered a general election defeat, so that they no longer command the confidence of the House of Commons.