The Chancellor of the Exchequer,often abbreviated to Chancellor,is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom,and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State,the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet.
11 Downing Street in London,also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 11,is the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The residence,in Downing Street in London,was built alongside the official residence of the Prime Minister at Number 10 in 1682.
The Number 10 Policy Unit is a body of policymakers based in 10 Downing Street,providing policy advice directly to the British Prime Minister. Originally set up to support Harold Wilson in 1974,it has gone through a series of guises to suit the needs of successive prime ministers,staffed variously by political advisers,civil servants and more recently a combination of both.
The office of Downing Street Chief of Staff is the most senior political appointee in the Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,acting as a senior aide to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The holder of the office retains a highly powerful,non-ministerial position within His Majesty's Government.
Allegra Elizabeth Jane Stratton is a British former political aide,journalist,and writer who served as Downing Street Press Secretary under Boris Johnson from November 2020 to April 2021.
Stephen Paul Barclay is a British politician who has been the Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs since November 2023,having previously served in various cabinet positions under prime ministers Theresa May,Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2018 and 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Cambridgeshire since 2010.
James Forsyth is a British political aide and former political journalist. After serving as political editor of The Spectator magazine since 2009,he was appointed Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Rishi Sunak in 2022.
Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022. The first British Asian prime minister,he previously held two cabinet positions under Boris Johnson,latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond (Yorks) since 2015.
Oliver James Dowden is a British politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party,he is also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertsmere since 2015.
Richard John Holden is a British politician who has been Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio since November 2023. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham since the 2019 general election. He is the first Conservative MP in the constituency's history. Holden served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport from October 2022 to November 2023.
Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho is a British politician and former investment banker who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since August 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey since the 2019 general election. Prior to her current role,she served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children,Families and Wellbeing from October 2022 to August 2023 and as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People from September to October 2022.
Laura Trott is a British politician who has served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury since November 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks at the 2019 general election. Trott previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions between October 2022 and November 2023. Before entering parliament,Trott worked as a partner at Portland Communications,and as a special adviser.
Boris Johnson carried out the first significant reshuffle of his majority government on 13 February 2020. Following the December 2019 general election,there was considerable speculation that Johnson was planning a major reshuffle of the Cabinet,to take place after the United Kingdom's official withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020. There were reports that up to a third of the Cabinet would be dismissed,Whitehall departments abolished and civil servants replaced by policy experts;however,the reshuffle was smaller than expected and no departments were abolished. The anticipated reshuffle was nicknamed "The St Valentine's Day Massacre" in the press,due to its proximity to St Valentine's Day,the name being a reference to the 1929 gangland shooting in Chicago.
Rishi Sunak served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom from his appointment on 13 February 2020 to his resignation on 5 July 2022. His tenure was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom,with Sunak becoming a prominent figure in the government's response to the pandemic,giving economic support to struggling businesses through various schemes. He was also involved in the government's response to the cost of living crisis,UK energy supply crisis,and global energy crisis.
A list of events relating to politics and government in the United Kingdom during 2022.
The July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered by Boris Johnson's announcement on 7 July 2022 that he would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,following a series of political controversies.
The 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours are honours awarded following the September 2022 resignation of the Prime Minister,Boris Johnson.
The October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered by Liz Truss's announcement that she would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,amid an economic and political crisis.
Amber de Botton is a British journalist and former political aide. She served as the Downing Street Director of Communications from October 2022 until September 2023,succeeding Guto Harri.
Nerissa Chesterfield is a British political aide who has been Downing Street Director of Communications since September 2023. She previously served as Downing Street Press Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from October 2022.
