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The 2024 United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 4 July 2024. [1] It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which determines the Government of the United Kingdom. Significant constituency boundary changes will be in effect, the first such changes since before the 2010 general election.
e. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is an ongoing, independent public inquiry into the United Kingdom 's response to, and the impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future. Public hearings began in June 2023. Boris Johnson announced the inquiry in May 2021, to start in Spring 2022. In December 2021, Heather Hallett was announced ...
The statement. Hunt presenting the budget to the House, on the 6 March 2024. During his statement, Hunt confirmed that the Office for Budget Responsibility had predicted UK economy would grow by 0.8% in 2024 and 1.9% in 2025. Economic growth was forecast to be 2% for 2026, 1.8% for 2027 and 1.7% for 2028, while the UK's rate of inflation was ...
The UK government's response to the pandemic, in particular the timeliness of public health measures being introduced and lifted, has faced criticism from academic medical sources, media outlets, relatives of COVID-19 patients and various political figures. This criticism continued amid the Partygate scandal, as multiple government officials ...
The UK government announces a scheme to offer failed asylum seekers £3,000 if they agree to move to Rwanda voluntarily. The UK government announces a ban on foreign state ownership of British newspapers and news magazines following controversy over a potential purchase of The Telegraph by a consortium backed by the United Arab Emirates.
Fourth Gladstone ministry. 1892 vote of no confidence in the Salisbury ministry. William Ewart Gladstone. Liberal ( minority ) 5 Mar 1894 – 22 Jun 1895. Rosebery ministry. Resignation of Gladstone over the rejection of his Home Rule Bill (1894) The Earl of Rosebery. 25 Jun 1895 – 24 Oct 1900.
The UK government announces a scheme that will freeze wholesale gas and electricity prices for businesses for six months from 1 October. 22 September – The UK government reverses the ban on fracking in the UK. **UK interest rates rise from 1.75 to 2.25%, the biggest increase in 27 years, as the Bank of England attempts to curb inflation.
UK Emergency Alert System. The alert system is intended to allow government and the emergency services to send a text alert to mobile phones in a situation where there is perceived to be an immediate risk to life. Mobile users will receive an alert accompanied by a siren-like noise, they must acknowledge in order to use the phone's other ...