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The surprise announcement overturned expectations of an autumn poll, which might have given the Tories a better chance of closing the gap with Labour. Sir Keir Starmer said it was "time for change ...
The Conservatives succeeded in meeting their goal of halving inflation, which peaked at 11.1 percent in October 2022, but the economy slipped into a technical recession in the last six months of ...
Voters will decide on July 4 whether to hand the opposition Labour Party the reins of government after 14 years of Conservative rule. ... UK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign framed ...
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.
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 next Government of the United Kingdom. Significant constituency boundary changes will be in effect, the first such changes since before the 2010 general election.
His Majesty's Government (abbreviated to HM Government, and commonly known as the Government of the United Kingdom) 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 (currently Rishi Sunak, since 25 October 2022) who selects all the other ministers ...
The announcement came the same day official figures showed inflation in the U.K. had fallen sharply to 2.3%, its lowest level in nearly three years on the back of big declines in domestic bills.
6 May: A series of elections took place for local councils and directly elected mayors in England, as well as police and crime commissioners in England and Wales. Welsh Parliament election. Scottish Parliament election. London Assembly election. London mayoral election. 2021 Hartlepool by-election.