2021 in United Kingdom politics and government
| 2021 in United Kingdom politics and government |
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Events
January
- 8 January – Kwasi Kwarteng is appointed Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, replacing Alok Sharma who became the new President for COP26. Kwarteng is replaced as Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth by Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the former Secretary of State for International Development.[1] He also became the first black politician of any party to have been appointed Secretary of State.[2]
- 11 January – James Brokenshire resigns as Minister for Security.[3]
- 11 January – Michelle Ballantyne becomes the Leader of Reform UK Scotland.[4]
Predicted and scheduled events
- 6 May:
- A series of elections are due to take place for local councils and directly elected mayors in England, police and crime commissioners in England and Wales
- Welsh Parliament election
- Scottish Parliament election
- London mayoral election
See also
- General politics timelines by year
- Other UK timelines by year
- Decade articles
- Other country timelines
- Draft articles:
Specific situations and issues
References
- ^ "Government announcement of mini-reshuffle (8 Jan 21)". Gov.uk.
- ^ Yorke, Harry (8 January 2021). "Kwasi Kwarteng becomes first black Conservative Secretary of State". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "James Brokenshire to leave ministerial job for cancer operation". BBC News. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ Reform UK Expansion Announcement, retrieved 2021-01-11