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His Majesty's Government
10 Downing Street · Prime Minister, Cabinet, and the House of Commons
Prime Minister
Vacant
Plurality party
Conservative Party
Commons— / 326
StatusAwaiting Formation
House of Commons composition
650 seats distributed by party after the most recent general election wave. The diagram follows a Westminster-style layout: left and right benches by economic position, with centrist parties toward the crossbenches.
Conservative Party336Labour Party271Liberal Democrats20Ulster Unionist Party9Independent5Plaid Cymru4Scottish National Party3Democratic Unionist Party3
Executive leadership
Prime Minister
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No Prime Minister
A qualifying party or coalition chair may nominate a Prime Minister.
Government record
Formation and confidence votes appear above when applicable.
Leader of the Opposition
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Vacant
The leader of the largest opposition party in the Commons.
Commons seats by party
651 of 650 seats filled · sorted by size
- 336
- 271
Labour Party
- 20
Liberal Democrats
- 9
Ulster Unionist Party
- Independent5
- 4
Plaid Cymru
The Cabinet
The Prime Minister appoints ministers to lead government departments. Cabinet appointments do not require parliamentary confirmation — the PM forms the government directly.
Key roles include the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, and Secretaries of State for major policy areas.
View all cabinet positions
15 principal secretaries — Chancellor, Foreign, Home, Defence, and more