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English, in various dialects, is the most widely spoken language of the United Kingdom, [13] but a number of regional and migrant languages are also spoken. Regional indigenous languages are Scots and Ulster Scots and the Celtic languages, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and, as a revived language with few speakers, Cornish.
Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. Bottom right: Rishi Sunak is the incumbent, and first British Asian prime minister.
In United Kingdom constitutional law, prorogation is an act usually used to mark the end of a parliamentary session. Part of the royal prerogative, it is the name given to the period between the end of a session of the UK Parliament and the State Opening of Parliament that begins the next session. The average length of prorogation since 2000 (i ...
e. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [nb 1] Most law enforcement duties are carried out by those who hold the office of police constable of a territorial police force . As of 2021, there were 39 territorial police ...
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179-seat majority. The political backdrop of campaigning focused on public opinion towards a change in government.
John Major: 1990 – 1997: Conservative Margaret Thatcher: 1979 – 1990: Conservative James Callaghan: 1976 – 1979: Labour Harold Wilson: 1974 – 1976: Labour Edward Heath: 1970 – 1974: Conservative Harold Wilson: 1964 – 1970: Labour Alec Douglas-Home: 1963 – 1964: Conservative Harold Macmillan: 1957 – 1963: Conservative Anthony ...
Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP. [1] [2] £23.1 billion was spent in the UK by foreign tourists in 2017. VisitBritain data shows that the USA ...
