Leader of the House of Commons

United Kingdom Leader of the House of Commons
Incumbent Lucy Powell since 5 July 2024
Cabinet Office Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Style	The Right Honourable
Formation	4 April 1721
First holder	Sir Robert Walpole
Salary	£159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
Website	gov.uk/leader-commons

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The leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements.^{[citation needed]} The leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.^[3]

The position of leader of the House of Commons is vacant, following the loss of the Conservative Party and loss of Penny Mordaunt (the incumbent) as an MP at the 2024 general election.^[4]