Government of the United Kingdom
Central executive authority of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| May 30 2025 | UKGI completed the sale of the UK government's final shares in NatWest Group, marking the end of the government's direct ownership of the bank. |
| May 15 2025 | The company significantly reduced its stake in NatWest Group to less than 1 percent, marking a notable divestment. |
| May 2025 | Mayors of combined authorities across Northern England launched 'The Great North' partnership, aiming to lead trade missions and focus on pan-North investment propositions, including plans to host a Northern investment summit. |
| March 4 2025 | Local Government Leaders' Council meeting held in Chelmsford |
| February 12 2025 | Nottingham attacks public inquiry announced by the Home Office, with details yet to be determined. |
| January 20 2025 | The Southport public inquiry was announced by the Home Office to review the investigation into the 2024 Southport stabbing, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stating it would begin as a non-statutory inquiry with potential for statutory powers. |
| January 14 2025 | Tulip Siddiq, City Minister and Economic Secretary to the Treasury, resigned after being implicated in corruption investigations related to her aunt, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. The accusations involved helping her aunt embezzle £3.9 billion during a nuclear power plant construction in 2013. |
| January 2025 | GDS, CDDO, Incubator for Artificial Intelligence, Geospatial Commission, and parts of the Responsible Tech Adoption Unit were merged into a new organization, which would continue to be known as GDS. |
| 2024 | North East Combined Authority is scheduled to be formed, covering much of the North East England region, representing a new approach to regional governance after the 2004 referendum's failure. |
| December 16 2024 | Local Government Leaders' Council meeting held in Leeds |
| December 16 2024 | The English Devolution White Paper is published, officially describing the Local Government Leaders' Council as a forum for local authority leaders to collaborate directly with government ministers in policy design. |
| October 2024 | Local authorities in England warned of a potential £54 billion funding shortfall, with 83% of anticipated service cost increases related to social care, children's services, and school transport. |
| October 2024 | The Local Government Leaders' Council held its inaugural meeting, marking the first official gathering of the organization. |
| October 2024 | The newly elected Labour government established a UK-wide Council of the Nations and Regions and an England-only Mayoral Council, bringing together government ministers, the Mayor of London, and Mayors of Combined Authorities. |
| October 7 2024 | Council members sent a letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves advocating for reforms to the local government funding system to stabilize local authority finances. |
| September 2024 | The House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee published a report 'Public Inquiries: Enhancing Public Trust', calling for significant improvements to the public inquiry system. |
| September 11 2024 | Pat Finucane Inquiry announced by the Northern Ireland Office, with details yet to be confirmed. |
| July 2024 | The Government Car Service (GCS) was transferred to the Cabinet Office. |
| July 2024 | Under the Starmer ministry, it was announced that GDS would be moving from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. |
| July 8 2024 | Department reverted to its former name, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. |
| July 5 2024 | Keir Starmer becomes Prime Minister, leading the Labour government and taking over the central executive authority of the United Kingdom. |
| July 5 2024 | Following Labour Party's victory in the General Election, Angela Rayner appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. |
| July 5 2024 | Angela Rayner becomes Secretary of State, succeeding Michael Gove. |
| July 4 2024 | Election betting scandal erupted when Craig Williams, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was found to have placed a £100 bet on the general election date. Multiple Conservative Party members, MPs, and police officers were discovered to have made similar bets, prompting investigations by the Gambling Commission and police into potential criminal offences. |
| April 2024 | Most Scottish local councils introduced a 100% 'additional levy' on second homes, creating significant uncertainty for second home owners about implementation. |
| April 6 2024 | Personal allowance changed, with 0% rate applying to £0-£500 and subsequent rate changes implemented. |
| March 2024 | The Guardian reported controversial comments by Frank Hester, the largest Conservative Party donor, about MP Diane Abbott and other women, including racist remarks made during a 2019 company meeting. |
| March 7 2024 | Emma Caldwell Inquiry announced by the Scottish Government, planned to be a statutory, judge-led inquiry to review the investigation of Emma Caldwell's murder. |
| February 2024 | Matheson was banned from Holyrood for 27 days and had his salary withdrawn for 54 days, receiving the heaviest sanction ever given to a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). |
| February 2024 | Michael Matheson resigned as Scottish Health Secretary following an investigation by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body into the iPad roaming charges scandal. |
| February 29 2024 | The Angiolini Inquiry published the first part of its reports. |
| February 27 2024 | UK Court of Appeal delivers judgment against Shvidler and Naumenko, ruling in favor of the UK Government's sanctions. Alexa Magee from 'Spotlight on Corruption' noted this as a significant legal victory that could embolden future sanctions pursuits. |
| February 3 2024 | A new executive was formed, marking the return of devolved government to Northern Ireland. |
| January 2024 | Shvidler and Naumenko appeal their High Court sanctions rulings at the UK Court of Appeal, marking the first such cases to reach this level of judicial review. |
| January 2024 | In Graham Phillips' case, Justice Johnson ruled that UK Government sanctions against Phillips were a 'proportionate interference with human rights' for the purpose of protecting UK national security, rejecting arguments that the sanctions violated freedom of speech. |
| January 11 2024 | The Cranston Inquiry was announced by the UK Government, to be chaired by Sir Ross Cranston, to examine the events of 24 November 2021 when at least 27 people died attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat. |
| 2023 | The UK Government insisted that the £2.5 billion from Chelsea's sale be used for 'exclusively humanitarian purposes in Ukraine', leading to a dispute with Abramovich's representatives about the terms of the sale. |
| 2023 | The newspaper The Press discontinued using the royal arms as its masthead after many years of usage. |
| 2023 | Michael Matheson incurred nearly £11,000 in roaming charges on a Scottish Parliamentary iPad during a family holiday to Morocco, initially attempting to claim the expenses for personal data usage by his sons streaming football matches. |
| 2023 | Fiscal year 2023–24 forecast shows total government revenue of £1,139.1 billion, representing 40.9 percent of GDP, with income taxes and National Insurance contributions estimated at around £470 billion. |
| 2023 | A major review of government efficacy was conducted, overseen by Francis Maude, which recommended re-uniting GDS and CDDO. |
| 2023 | Established the Office for Local Government (Oflog), an office within the department responsible for providing performance data and analysis about local government and supporting its improvement. |
| November 9 2023 | Death of Jalal Uddin Inquiry announced by the Home Office, to be led by Judge Thomas Teague to determine the circumstances of Mr. Uddin's death. |
| November 1 2023 | Lampard Inquiry officially launched as a statutory inquiry, previously known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry, to investigate deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2020. |
| September 7 2023 | The Eljamel and NHS Tayside Public Inquiry launched by the Scottish Government, to be led by Lord Weir, examining failings at NHS Tayside regarding Professor Sam Eljamel. |
| August 2023 | High Court ruled against businessman Eugene Shvidler's challenge to UK sanctions. Despite his lawyers arguing the sanctions breached human rights and caused disproportionate hardship, Judge Neil Garnham rejected the challenge, stating the sanctions did not threaten Shvidler's life or liberty. |
| August 30 2023 | Thirlwall Inquiry established by the Department of Health and Social Care, led by Lady Kathryn Thirlwall to examine events at Countess of Chester Hospital following Lucy Letby's conviction. |
| July 2023 | High Court ruling against Russian businessman Sergei Naumenko's appeal to release his superyacht Phi, which was frozen under UK sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Judge Ross Cranston upheld the detention, noting the ship was lawfully detained due to its owner being 'connected with' Russia. |
| May 2023 | At the G7 summit in Tokyo, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated sanctions on Russia, banning imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium, and nickel, and sanctioning 86 additional Russian individuals and companies. |
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