2024–present Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Meeting place | Palace of Westminster | ||
Term | 9 July 2024 – | ||
Election | 2024 United Kingdom general election | ||
Government | Starmer ministry | ||
House of Commons | |||
Members | 650 | ||
Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle | ||
Leader | Lucy Powell | ||
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||
Deputy Prime Minister | Angela Rayner | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Rishi Sunak | ||
Third-party leader | Ed Davey | ||
House of Lords | |||
Members | 783 | ||
Lord Speaker | The Lord McFall of Alcluith | ||
Leader | The Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
Leader of the Opposition | The Lord True | ||
Third-party leader | The Lord Newby | ||
Crown-in-Parliament King Charles III | |||
Sessions | |||
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In the United Kingdom's 2024 general election, 650 members of Parliament were elected to the country's House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency.[1]
The UK Parliament consists of the elected House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Sovereign.[2] The new Parliament first met on 9 July 2024.[3] Of the 650 MPs elected, over half (335) have never been an MP before.[4] Notable newcomers to enter the House of Commons in this general election included Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Rupert Lowe, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay.
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