House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lower house of the UK Parliament
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| April 2025 | Craig Williams and 14 other individuals were charged with offences under the Gambling Act 2005. |
| 2025 | Baroness Chapman of Darlington is appointed Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean under Keir Starmer's government. |
| 2025 | Final proposed election under the bill, featuring 360 elected members, 90 appointed members, up to 12 bishops, and the complete removal of transitional members. |
| 2025 | Multiple new ethnic minority peers are appointed, including Thangam Debbonaire, Gerard Lemos, Shaffaq Mohammed, Claude Moraes, and Krish Raval, continuing the trend of increasing diversity in the House of Lords. |
| February 10 2025 | Oliver Ryan had his Labour Party whip suspended. |
| February 8 2025 | Andrew Gwynne had his Labour Party whip suspended. |
| February 7 2025 | Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, a Plaid Cymru politician who represented Merioneth and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, passed away. He had been elected multiple times between 1974 and 1987. |
| February 5 2025 | Labour Party whips restored for Rebecca Long-Bailey, Richard Burgon, and Imran Hussain. |
| February 5 2025 | Rebecca Long-Bailey, Richard Burgon, and Ian Byrne have their Labour Party whips restored. |
| January 13 2025 | Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford died after a political career spanning multiple successful elections from 1987 to 2005, representing Stamford and Spalding and Grantham and Stamford constituencies as a Labour Party member. |
| January 1 2025 | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes passed away on New Year's Day at the age of 96. She was a Conservative Party politician who represented Gloucester and served in multiple elections from 1970 to 1983. |
| 2024 | David Cameron concluded his term as Foreign Secretary. |
| 2024 | In the Starmer government, multiple women are appointed to key cabinet positions, including Rachel Reeves as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Louise Haigh as Secretary of State for Transport, and Lisa Nandy as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. |
| 2024 | Beginning with the 59th session of Parliament, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle started alternating between pre-Martin court dress and Bercow-era robes. |
| 2024 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addressed the Westminster Hall and the Commons Chamber by videolink |
| 2024 | Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, addressed the Royal Gallery |
| 2024 | Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, addressed Westminster Hall |
| 2024 | Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands, addressed the Royal Gallery |
| 2024 | General election voter turnout fell to 59%, returning to the historic low seen in 2001. |
| 2024 | Beginning with the 59th session of Parliament, Speaker Hoyle started regularly wearing pre-Martin court dress, returning to a more traditional style of Speaker's attire. |
| 2024 | The Liberal Democrats, led by Ed Davey, secured 72 seats, making it their best-ever modern result and becoming the third-largest party in the Commons. |
| 2024 | Labour became the largest party in England for the first time since 2005, and the largest party in Scotland for the first time since 2010. |
| 2024 | General election polling conducted by multiple organizations including LucidTalk, Belfast Telegraph, Social Market Research, and Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, showing shifting political party support compared to the 2019 general election. |
| 2024 | Robin Swann of the UUP was elected in South Antrim, marking the party's first seat in the House of Commons since 2015, with the highest majority in the constituency since 1997. |
| 2024 | The DUP won five seats, their lowest number of MPs since 2001, losing Lagan Valley to Alliance, South Antrim to the UUP, and North Antrim to the TUV. |
| 2024 | Several MPs from different parties (Sinn Féin and DUP) announced they will not seek re-election, including Francie Molloy (Mid Ulster), Mickey Brady (Newry and Armagh), and Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley). |
| 2024 | Keir Starmer became Prime Minister and has not yet experienced any government defeats in the House of Commons since taking office. |
| 2024 | Brenda Dacres elected as Mayor of Lewisham, a Black British politician |
| 2024 | Emma Wools elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, serving as a Black British/White British (Mixed) representative. |
| 2024 | Gary Godden elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, continuing to serve as a Black British/White British (Mixed) representative. |
| 2024 | Nicolle Ndiweni elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire, serving as a Black British representative. |
| 2024 | Vaughan Gething, a Black British/White British (Mixed) politician, was appointed as the First Minister of Wales, becoming a notable milestone for ethnic minority representation in Welsh political leadership. |
| 2024 | Kaukab Stewart is appointed Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, becoming another British Pakistani politician in a Scottish Government ministerial position. |
| 2024 | Two new peers are appointed: Wajid Khan becomes Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Sonny Leong is appointed Lord-in-waiting |
| 2024 | Nus Ghani becomes Chairman of Ways and Means, representing the British Pakistani community in the House of Commons. |
| 2024 | Several new ethnic minority politicians are appointed to key roles, including Abena Oppong-Asare (Black British) as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Janet Daby (Black British) as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Miatta Fahnbulleh (Black British) as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Seema Malhotra (British Indian) as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, Rushanara Ali (British Bangladeshi) as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Tulip Siddiq (British Bangladeshi) as Economic Secretary to the Treasury. |
| 2024 | New ethnic minority politicians appointed to senior Cabinet roles: David Lammy becomes Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Black British), Shabana Mahmood becomes Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (British Pakistani), and Lisa Nandy becomes Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport (Mixed British Bengali/White) |
| 2024 | Kemi Badenoch, a Black British politician, took office representing North West Essex constituency. |
| 2024 | Rishi Sunak became the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, representing Richmond and Northallerton constituency as a British Indian politician. |
| 2024 | Initial calculations showed 90 ethnic minority MPs in the House of Commons, including 66 from Labour Party, 15 Conservatives, five Liberal Democrats, and four independent MPs. |
| 2024 | Women's representation peaks at 40.5% of total MPs, with Labour maintaining high representation at 46.2% and other parties also showing significant female representation. |
| 2024 | Multiple female candidates elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, representing various constituencies across the UK, including Jess Asato (Lowestoft), Catherine Atkinson (Derby North), Olivia Bailey (Reading West and Mid Berkshire), and many others. |
| 2024 | Pat Cullen elected for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, but noted as having 'did not take seat' despite being listed as serving. |
| 2024 | Rosie Duffield resigned from Labour and became an Independent after being elected in 2017. |
| 2024 | Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor, leaving the Conservative Party and joining the Labour Party. |
| 2024 | Keir Starmer becomes the fourth prime minister in a two-year period. |
| 2024 | Jeremy Corbyn defeats the Labour candidate in Islington North with a majority of 7,247 votes. |
| 2024 | The Gallagher index scored the election at 23.67, making it the least proportionate election in modern UK history and the 5th least proportional result worldwide. |
| 2024 | Labour formed a majority government with the lowest share of the vote for any majority party on record, described by journalist Fraser Nelson as a 'Potemkin landslide'. |
| 2024 | Political figures including Nigel Farage, Adrian Ramsay, and Steve Gilmore called for electoral reform following the highly disproportionate election results. |
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