One month from today (June 4), the public will be casting their votes for their preferred party to lead the country.
In the run-up to the general election, Reform UK have announced their comeback and belittled the Conservatives for their handling of immigration.
Hoping to still stay in power, the Conservatives proposed an annual cap on worker and family visas to tackle immigration. The Tories have also pledged to replace some university programmes in England with 100,000 apprenticeships annually. Also, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed his plan to raise the income tax threshold for pensioners.
On the other side of the political spectrum, the Labour party claimed they would not be increasing income and National Insurance and promised to meet their goal of having the majority of NHS patients in England begin treatment within 18 weeks in five years.
Meanwhile, Sky News has confirmed that Labour's National Executive Committee is finalising the party's list of candidates for the general election, and Diane Abbott has made the cut. Ms Abbott has been selected for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
In addition, Angela Rayner was given the all-clear after a Greater Manchester Police inquiry looked into prosecuting her over the sale of her council house in 2015.
Cabinet - Conservative Party
- Prime Minister - Rishi Sunak
- Deputy Prime Minister - Oliver Dowden
- Chancellor - Jeremy Hunt
- Foreign Secretary - Lord Cameron
- Home Secretary - James Cleverly
- Defence Secretary - Grant Shapps
- Energy Secretary - Claire Coutinho
- Justice Secretary - Alex Chalk
- Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary - Michelle Donelan
- Housing and Levelling Up Secretary - Michael Gove
- Health Secretary - Victoria Atkins
- Leader of the House of Commons - Penny Mordaunt
- Leader of the House of Lords - Baron Nicholas True
- Business Secretary - Kemi Badenoch
- Environment Secretary - Steve Barclay
- Work and Pensions Secretary - Mel Stride
- Education Secretary - Gillian Keegan
- Transport Secretary - Mark Harper
- Culture, Media and Sport Secretary - Lucy Frazer
- Minister for Trade Policy - Greg Hands
- Secretary for Northern Ireland - Chris Heaton-Harris
- Secretary of State for Scotland - Alister Jack
- Secretary of State for Wales - David Davies
A further nine ministers attend cabinet although they are not considered cabinet ministers. These are:
- Chief Whip - Simon Hart
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Laura Trott
- Attorney General - Victoria Prentis
- Paymaster General - John Glen
- Minister for Immigration - Michael Tomlinson
- Minister for Security - Tom Tugendhat
- Minister of State for Development and Africa - Andrew Mitchell
- Minister for Veterans’ Affairs - Johnny Mercer
- Minister without Portfolio - Esther McVey
Shadow cabinet - Labour party
- Leader of the opposition - Sir Keir Starmer
- Deputy leader - Angela Rayner
- Shadow secretary of state for equalities - Anneliese Dodds
- National campaign coordinator - Pat McFadden
- Shadow Chancellor - Rachel Reeves
- Shadow Chief Secretary to Treasury - Pat McFadden
- Shadow Foreign Secretary - David Lammy
- Shadow Home Secretary - Yvette Cooper
- Shadow Education Secretary - Bridget Phillipson
- Shadow International Development - Lisa Nandy
- Shadow Secretary of State for Justice - Shabana Mahmood
- Shadow without Portfolio - Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Shadow Defence Secretary - John Healey
- Shadow Work and Pensions - Liz Kendall
- Shadow Minister for Mental Health - Abena Oppong-Asare
- Shadow Business Secretary - Jonathan Reynolds
- Shadow Secretary for Climate - Ed Miliband
- Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Steve Reed
- Shadow Health Secretary - Wes Streeting
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons - Lucy Powell
- Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government - Jim McMahon
- Shadow Transport Secretary - Louise Haigh
- Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health - Preet Kaur Gill
- Shadow Secretary for Wales - Jo Stevens
- Shadow Secretary for Scotland - Ian Murray
- Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - Peter Kyle
- Shadow Attorney General - Emily Thornberry
- Shadow Spokesperson - Baroness Jenny Chapman
- Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - Thangam Debbonaire
- Shadow leader of the House of Lords - Baroness Angela Smith
- Opposition Chief Whip for House of Commons - Alan Campbell
- Opposition Chief Whip for House of Lords - Lord Roy Kennedy
