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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.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy where executive power is delegated by legislation and social conventions to a unitary parliamentary democracy. From this a hereditary monarch, currently King Charles III, serves as head of state while the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, currently Rishi Sunak since 2022, serves as the elected ...
t. e. In September and October 2022, the Conservative Party government led by newly appointed prime minister Liz Truss faced a credibility crisis. It was caused by the September 2022 mini-budget and a disorganised vote in the House of Commons over a parliamentary vote to ban fracking, ultimately resulting in the loss of support of Conservative ...
5 May –. 2022 United Kingdom local elections: The Conservatives suffer a net loss of 485 seats, which includes the London boroughs of Barnet, Wandsworth, and Westminster, formerly considered Tory strongholds. Labour gain than 108 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gain 240.
A right-wing populist and Eurosceptic party, led by businessman and former long-time Conservative Party donor and member, Richard Tice . Workers Party of Britain. A socialist, socially conservative and Eurosceptic party led by former Labour and Respect MP, George Galloway . Ulster Unionist Party.
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Postmaster General; was falsely implicated. (1912) Shell Crisis of 1915, which led to the fall of H. H. Asquith 's Liberal Party government during World War I.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority confirms that MPs pay will increase by 2.9% from April 2023, taking their salary from £84,144 to £86,584. [27] 2023 West Lancashire by-election: Labour hold the seat with a 62.3% vote share, and an increase of 10.3%. Ashley Dalton is the new MP.
9 September. 2020 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election: Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley are re-elected as co-leaders of the Green Party. [147] The Internal Market Bill is presented to Parliament by the Government. [148] [149] [150] 14 September.