2018 in United Kingdom politics and government
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Events[]
January[]
- 8 January – James Brokenshire resigns as Northern Ireland Secretary on health grounds due to an upcoming lung operation.[1]
- 18 January – Jacob Rees-Mogg is elected chair of the European Research Group.[2]
February[]
- 6 February – The Alyn and Deeside by-election is held.[3]
April[]
- 14 April – The UK Independence Party leadership election is decided with Gerard Batten being elected.[4]
- 29 April – Amber Rudd resigns as Home Secretary after misleading the Home Affairs Select Committee on deportation targets.[5][6]
- 30 April – Sajid Javid is appointed as the new Home Secretary, becoming the first person from an Asian background to hold one of the Great Offices of State in the UK.[7]
May[]
- 3 May – Local elections are held across the United Kingdom.[8] Also held is the West Tyrone by-election.[9]
- 18 May – A deputy leadership election is begun by the Scottish National Party.[10]
- 28 May – A deputy leadership election is held by the Scottish Labour Party. It is won by MP Lesley Laird.[11]
June[]
- 1 June – The Green Party of England and Wales leadership election begins.[12]
- 1 June – The SNP deputy leadership election is concluded, with Keith Brown being elected.[13]
- 14 June – A by-election is held in Lewisham East. The seat is held for Labour by Janet Daby.[14]
- 18 June – The leadership election for UKIP Wales begins.[15]
- 29 June – The leadership election for the Welsh Conservatives begins.[16]
July[]
- 12-15 July – American President Donald Trump makes his first state visit to the United Kingdom, meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May.[17]
August[]
- 10 August – Gareth Bennett defeats Caroline Jones in the UKIP Wales leadership election.[18]
- 31 August – The Green Party of England and Wales leadership election concludes. The winners are Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry who will job share.[19]
September[]
- 6 September – Paul Davies defeats Suzy Davies (no relation) in the Welsh Conservatives leadership election.[20]
References[]
- ^ "James Brokenshire: Northern Ireland Secretary resigns". BBC News. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Swinford, Steven (16 January 2018). "Jacob Rees-Mogg to lead Eurosceptic Tory MPs and 'hold Government to account' over Brexit". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Sargeant seat by-election date announced". BBC News. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "UKIP confirms Gerard Batten as new leader". Sky News. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ McCann, Kate; Mendick, Robert; Crilly, Rob. "Amber Rudd resigns as Home Secretary as she admits misleading Parliament on migration". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary". BBC News. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Javid replaces Rudd as home secretary". BBC News. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Final voters cast ballots in local elections". BBC News. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Date is set for West Tyrone by-election". BBC News. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Robertson quits as SNP deputy leader". BBC News. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Laird to be Scottish Labour deputy leader". BBC News. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Greens prepare for leadership contest". BBC News. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Keith Brown elected SNP deputy leader". BBC News. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Labour hold Lewisham East in by-election". BBC News. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "UKIP members to be balloted on leader". BBC News. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Davies quits as Welsh Conservative leader". BBC News. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Trump praises Theresa May after he questioned her Brexit plan in British tabloid interview". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Outspoken AM voted UKIP assembly leader". BBC News. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ correspondent, Peter Walker Political (2018-09-04). "Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry win Green party leadership race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Deans, David (2018-06-27). "Who will be the next Welsh Tory leader?". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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