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From 30 July to 5 August 2024, [a] far-right, anti-immigration protests and riots occurred in England and Northern Ireland, [b] within the United Kingdom. This followed a mass stabbing in Southport on 29 July in which three children were killed.
Sunak (middle) dismissed Braverman (right) as Home Secretary and replaced her with Cleverly (left) Amid rising tensions the previous week, [4] Sunak sacked Suella Braverman from her position as Home Secretary on 13 November 2023. [5]
Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election: Sir Keir Starmer becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following a landslide victory for Labour in the general election. [567] [568] The Conservatives are reduced to just 121 seats, the lowest number of MPs in their 190-year history.
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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 motion to ban fracking, ultimately resulting in the loss of support of Conservative members of parliament (MPs).
COVID-19 in the United Kingdom: The latest Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 1 July suggests 2.7 million people, or one in 25, were infected with COVID-19 as the number of cases continue to rise. [324] Stephen Greenhalgh resigns as Building Safety and Fire Minister, citing the events leading up to Johnson's resignation. [325]
In early July 2022, 62 of the United Kingdom's 179 government ministers, parliamentary private secretaries, trade envoys, and party vice-chairmen resigned from their positions in the second administration formed by Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, [1] culminating in Johnson's resignation on 7 July. [2]
Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election is being carried out continually by various organisations to gauge voting intention. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The dates for these opinion polls range from the 2024 general election on 4 ...