2023 in United Kingdom politics and government

A list of events relating to politics and government in the United Kingdom during 2023.

Not to be confused with the 2023 United Kingdom electoral calendar.
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Events

January

February

March
  • 1 March – COVID-19 in the UK: WhatsApp messages leaked to the Daily Telegraph are reported as suggesting former Health Secretary Matt Hancock chose to ignore advise from experts in April 2020 that there should be "testing of all going into care homes".[50] A spokesman for Hancock said "These stolen messages have been doctored to create a false story that Matt rejected clinical advice on care home testing”.[51]
  • 2 March –
    • COVID-19 in the UK: The Daily Telegraph publishes more of Matt Hancock's WhatsApp exchanges, this time with former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson in December 2020, when a debate into whether schools should reopen following the Christmas holiday was taking place. The leaked messages suggest Hancock favoured school closures, while Williamson was more hesitant.[52] Hancock, who worked alongside journalist Isabel Oakeshott to co-author a book, describes the release of the messages as a "massive betrayal and breach of trust".[53] In response, Oakeshott says she released the messages because she believed doing so was in the "public interest".[54]
    • Sir Keir Starmer unveils Sue Gray, who led the investigation into the Partygate scandal, as Labour's new Chief of Staff, sparking concern among some Conservative MPs about her impartiality.[55][56] On the same day, Gray resigns from her post as Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary and leaves the Civil Service.[57]
    • Scotland's Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth, announces plans to nationalise the overnight Caledonian Sleeper train service that links London with several locations in Scotland, taking effect from 25 June.[58]
  • 3 March –
    • The Commons Select Committee of Privileges finds that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have misled Parliament over the Partygate scandal after evidence suggested breaches of COVID-19 rules would have been "obvious" to him. In response Johnson says that none of the evidence shows he "knowingly" misled parliament, and that "it is clear from this report that I have not committed any contempt of parliament".[59]
    • The latest leaked WhatsApp messages published by the Daily Telegraph are reported as appearing to show former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case joking about locking people in quarantine hotels.[60]
    • Rupa Huq is allowed to rejoin the Labour Party five months after being suspended over comments she made about former Conservative Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.[61]
    • Buckingham Palace announces the first state visit to be made by Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen Consort; they will travel to France and Germany between 26 and 31 March.[62]
  • 4 March – Leaked WhatsApp messages published by the Daily Telegraph indicate Matt Hancock and his staff deliberated over whether or not he had broken COVID-19 regulations after pictures of him kissing his aide, Gina Coladangelo, were published by The Sun newspaper. In another conversation, the messages show Hancock criticising the Eat Out to Help Out scheme for "causing problems" in areas where there was a high number of COVID-19 cases.[63]
  • 5 March –
    • News outlets including BBC News, Sky News and The Independent (who have not verified the messages) report that further WhatsApp messages published by The Telegraph appear to show discussions about how and when the government should reveal details of the Kent COVID-19 variant in order to ensure people would comply with the regulations. The news outlets also says Hancock appears to suggest they should "frighten the pants off everyone", while in another conversation, head of the civil service Simon Case suggests the "fear/guilt factor" was an important element of the government's messaging.[64][65][66] The Telegraph also reports messages showing ministers and civil servants discussing "[getting] heavy with the police" to enforce lockdown measures with senior police officers being brought into Number 10 to be told to be stricter with the public.[67]
    • Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Sunak says that migrants arriving in the UK on small boats will be prevented from seeking asylum under proposed new legislation to be brought before Parliament.[68]
  • 6 March – The Telegraph publishes messages that are reported to have been exchanged between Allan Nixon, a parliamentary Advisor and Hancock from November 2020 in which they discuss threatening to cancel projects in MPs constituencies if MPs do not support the local lockdown tiers legislation. It is also reported that as part of a strategy aimed at trying to stop MPs from rebelling against the legislation, party whips compiled a spreadsheet of 95 MPs who disagreed with this policy and the reasons for them disagreeing; these related to lack of parliamentary scrutiny, economic harm, harms to hospital, absence of cost benefit analysis and the policy being "unconservative".[69]
  • 7 March –
    • Home Secretary Suella Braverman introduces the Illegal Migration Bill into the House of Commons, which is designed to stop migrants arriving in the UK by boat. The legislation proposes to detain and remove those from the UK who arrive by illegal means, as well as blocking them from returning.[70]
    • STV hosts the first televised debate of the Scottish National Party leadership election.[71]
  • 9 March – The UK government announces a two-year delay in the construction of the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 in order to save costs.[72]
  • 10 March – The King bestows the title of Duke of Edinburgh on his younger brother, Prince Edward.[73]
  • 13 March –
    • Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces an extra £5bn of government spending for UK defence over the coming two years.[74]
    • Voting opens in the Scottish National Party leadership election.[75]
  • 14 March – BBC Scotland hosts the final televised debate of the SNP leadership election.[76]
  • 15 March – Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presents the 2023 budget to the House of Commons.[77][78]
  • 16 March – The UK government announces that TikTok is to be banned on electronic devices used by ministers and other employees, amid security concerns relating to the Chinese-owned app's handling of user data.[79] The Welsh Government also announces the app will be banned from all its official devices.[80]
  • 18 March – Peter Murrell resigns as chief executive of the Scottish National Party amid a row over party membership.[81] Mike Russell succeeds him as interim chief executive.[82]
  • 19 March – The UK government launches the Emergency Alerts service, a service to send text alerts to mobile phones in a situation where it is perceived there is an immediate risk to life.[83]
  • 21 March –
  • 22 March –
    • Boris Johnson gives evidence to the cross-party Privileges Committee, relating to his conduct during Partygate. He insists that he "did not lie" to the House of Commons and always made statements in good faith.[87]
    • MPs back Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland by 515 votes to 29.[88]
    • Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, issues a "sincere, heartfelt and unreserved" apology to people affected by the practice of forced adoption in Scotland during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.[89]
  • 23 March –
  • 24 March – MPs vote to back the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill, which will make catcalling, following someone or blocking their path an offence in England and Wales with a punishment of up to two years in prison.[93]
  • 25 March –
    • Reports in The Sun and i newspapers suggest former Prime Minister Liz Truss, who was in office for 49 days, has submitted a Resignation Honours list.[94]
    • London City Hall bans its staff from using TikTok on all its official devices.[95]
  • 26 March – The Observer reports on a sting operation staged by the campaign group Led By Donkeys in which former ministers Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng agreed to work for a fake South Korean company for £10,000 per day.[96]
  • 27 March –
  • 28 March –
  • 29 March –
    • Charles III begins a state visit to Germany, his first official overseas trip as monarch.[105]
    • The UK government introduces the Victims and Prisoners Bill into the House of Commons, which will give ministers the power to veto the release of some prisoners, and restrict marriage in prison for those serving whole life terms.[106]
    • Humza Yousaf is sworn in as Scotland's First Minister at Edinburgh's Court of Session and begins naming his cabinet.[107]
  • 30 March –
    • During his state visit to Germany, Charles III becomes the first British monarch to address the Bundestag.[108]
    • The Cabinet Office issues ministers with updated guidelines on the use of messaging apps such as WhatsApp for government business, advising them to use the apps "with care" and never to use them for information classified as "secret".[109]
    • The Parliamentary Standards Committee recommends that former Scottish National Party MP Margaret Ferrier be suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days for breaching COVID-19 regulations in September 2020 when she took a train home from London following a positive COVID test.[110]
    • Humza Yousaf attends his first session of First Minister's Questions since his election as Scotland's First Minister. The session is interrupted on several occasions by climate change protestors, forcing the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament to clear the gallery of visitors.[111]

April
  • 3 April – Environment Minister Therese Coffey confirms government plans to ban wet wipes containing plastic in England as a means of helping to tackle water pollution.[112]
  • 4 April – Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is given a six-month driving ban by magistrates after he was caught speeding on the M1.[113]
  • 5 April –
    • The UK government confirms plans to use the vessel Bibby Stockholm to house around 500 male migrants off the Dorset Coast, citing the cheaper cost of doing so compared to housing them in hotels.[114]
    • Home Secretary Suella Braverman wins a selection for the newly created Parliamentary seat of Fareham and Waterlooville, beating fellow Conservative MP Flick Drummond.[115]
    • The Times publishes video of an undercover investigation in which Conservative MP Scott Benton apparently offers to lobby on behalf of a fake company.[116] Benton subsequently has the party whip withdrawn.[117]
    • Police arrest former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell as part of their investigation into the party's finances and release him later without charge pending further investigation.[118]
  • 6 April – An inquiry concludes without being able to determine whether Conservative MP Mark Spencer told colleague Nus Ghani that her Muslim faith was a factor in her sacking.[119]
  • 7 April –
    • BBC News reports that Johnston Carmichael, the accountants who audit the SNP's accounts, have resigned from the role, citing a their decision to do so as having been taken following a review of their clients.[120]
    • Labour are accused by critics of practicing "dog whistle" and "gutter politics" following the release of adverts personally attacking Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with claims that he does not believe people convicted of child sex offences should be sent to prison.[121]
  • 8 April – SNP president Mike Russell tells The Herald newspaper he does not think Scottish independence can be achieved "right now", and that the party is facing its biggest crisis for 50 years.[122]
  • 10 April – Sir Keir Starmer says that he stands "by every word" of the Labour Party's adverts attacking Rishi Sunak despite criticism from fellow party members.[123]
  • 12 April – SNP leader Humza Yousaf confirms that his party will not pay any legal fees for former chief executive Peter Murrell, but that he will not be suspended from the party because he is "innocent until proven guilty".[124]
  • 13 April – Andrew Edwards, a councillor representing a ward in Haverfordwest, is suspended from the Conservative Party after his voice is identified on a recording in which someone stating a belief that white men should have black slaves.[125]
  • 14 April – Sir Robert Goodwill, Conservative MP for Scarborough and Whitby, confirms he will stand down as an MP at the next general election.[126]
  • 15 April –
    • The SNP's National Executive Committee orders a review of the party's transparency and governance.[127]
    • Shaun Slater, a Bromley councillor who tweeted that it was "more likely" a rape victim was a prostitute whose "punter... didn't pay", is expelled from the Conservative Party.[128]
  • 16 April –
    • Scotland's Sunday Mail publishes leaked video purporting to show Nicola Sturgeon playing down concerns about the SNP's finances.[129]
    • The SNP says that its finances are "in balance" following reports the party is facing a financial crisis.[130]
  • 17 April –
    • The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is to investigate Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a possible failure to declare an interest over a childcare company in which his wife has shares.[131]
    • Sunak announces a review of the "core maths content" taught in England's schools, with the establishment of a panel to conduct the review.[132]
    • MP Margaret Ferrier confirms she will appeal against her 30-day ban from the House of Commons.[133]
  • 18 April – SNP treasurer Colin Beattie is arrested and questioned by Police Scotland in connection with their ongoing investigation into the party's finances.[134]
  • 19 April –
    • Downing Street publishes a full list of financial interests for all ministers, including those of Rishi Sunak which mention a childcare company in which his wife has shares. Sunak had previously declared the shares to government officials, Downing Street said, and BBC News said it was told that this happened before he became prime minister.[135][136] Downing Street had previously said work on the new list was ongoing.[136]
    • Colin Beattie resigns as SNP treasurer with immediate effect.[137]
  • 20 April – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is handed the findings of an investigation into bullying allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.[138]
  • 21 April –
  • 23 April
    • Diane Abbott is suspended from the Labour Party after writing a letter in The Observer in which she downplays racism against Irish people, Jews, and Travellers.[145]
    • The Emergency Alerts service is tested by the UK government at 3pm BST. An estimated 80% of smartphones are believed to be compatible to receive the alert, but around 7% of those do not receive it. Many people on the Three network report that the alert failed to appear on their phone, while others do not receive it because their phone is switched to aeroplane mode or they have disabled emergency alerts.[146][147]
  • 26 April –
    • Andrew Bridgen is expelled from the Conservative Party after comparing COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust and being found to have breached lobbying rules.[148]
    • The Illegal Migration Bill passes its final stage in the House of Commons, with MPs voting 289–230 in favour of the bill.[149]
  • 27 April –
  • 28 April –
  • 29 April – The constituency Labour parties of Rutherglen and Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse have written to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to make a formal complaint about the selection process for candidates, after being "inundated" with complaints by local members about a "lack of transparency".[155]
  • 30 April – Former Prime Minister Liz Truss is contesting a bill of around £12,000 she has been asked to pay by the government for costs incurred at Chevening House in Kent during her time as Foreign Secretary and while she was a candidate in the Summer 2022 Conservative leadership election.[156]

May
  • 2 May –
  • 3 May –
    • An independent review into the internal culture of Plaid Cymru identifies several issues within the party, and concludes that it needs to "detoxify a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny".[159]
    • The SNP signs a contract with a new auditor, Manchester-based AMS Accountants Group.[160]
  • 4 May – The 2023 United Kingdom local elections are held.[161][162] There are significant losses for the Conservatives, while Labour and the Lib Dems gain control of a number of councils from the Conservatives.[163] The Green Party also makes record gains, with over 200 councillors, and win majority control of Mid Suffolk District Council, the party's first ever council majority.[164] The UK Independence Party, which had 500 council seats in 2014, loses the remainder of its councillors.[165]
  • 6 May – The Coronation of Charles III and Camilla takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.[166][167]
  • 7 May – Leaked text message conversations obtained by the BBC show members of Plaid Cymru discussed whether the party's leader, Adam Price, was fit for office in November 2022, and debated whether he should be removed from the post.[168]
  • 10 May –
    • Following his expulsion from the Conservative Party for calling COVID-19 vaccines the "biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust," MP Andrew Bridgen announces he will join the Reclaim Party, giving the party its first parliamentary representative.[169]
    • Adam Price announces his resignation as leader of Plaid Cymru after a report found a culture of misogyny, harassment and bullying in the party.[170]
  • 11 May –
  • 16 May –
    • Javad Marandi, a businessman whose foreign companies were part of a global money laundering investigation, is named as a major donor to the Conservative Party.[173]
    • Adam Price makes his final Senedd appearance as leader of Plaid Cymru.[174]
  • 17 May –
  • 18 May – The 2023 Northern Ireland local elections are scheduled to be held.

Deaths

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