Current leader
Andy Burnham
United Kingdom
- Prime Minister
- Political Leader
- LAB
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Last verified: October 8, 2026
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Politics in United Kingdom
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Current National Leadership
Governing Party
United Kingdom
- Political Party
Current status: Active · Governing
Current leader: Andy Burnham
House of Commons: 403 of 650 seats (September 2026)
Last verified: October 8, 2026
View Party →Opposition Parties
United Kingdom
- Political Party
Current status: Active · Opposition
Current leader: Kemi Badenoch
House of Commons: 118 of 650 seats (September 2026)
Last verified: October 8, 2026
View Party →United Kingdom
- Political Party
Current status: Active · Opposition
Current leader: Zack Polanski
House of Commons: 5 of 650 seats (September 2026)
Pending editorial verification
View Party →United Kingdom
- Political Party
Current status: Active · Opposition
Current leader: Ed Davey
House of Commons: 71 of 650 seats (September 2026)
Last verified: October 8, 2026
View Party →United Kingdom
- Political Party
Current status: Active · Opposition
Current leader: Nigel Farage
House of Commons: 7 of 650 seats (September 2026)
Last verified: October 8, 2026
View Party →Political Parties
Full directory →- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
- Conservative and Unionist Party (CON)
- Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
- Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW)
- Labour Party (LAB)
- Liberal Democrats (LD)
- Plaid Cymru (PC)
- Reform UK (REF)
- Scottish National Party (SNP)
- Sinn Féin (SF)
- Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
- Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Political Leaders
EDEd Davey 🇬🇧 Leader of the Liberal Democrats · LDKSKeir Starmer 🇬🇧 Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2024–2026) · LABKBKemi Badenoch 🇬🇧 Leader of the Opposition · CONNFNigel Farage 🇬🇧 Leader of Reform UK · REFRSRishi Sunak 🇬🇧 Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · CONSKSadiq Khan 🇬🇧 Mayor of London · LAB
Political System
Multi-party system · Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Two large parties have traditionally alternated in government, alongside significant smaller national and regional parties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Legislature: Parliament: House of Commons (650) and House of Lords
Elections: last 4 July 2024 (general election)
Last verified: October 8, 2026 · Source
Latest Verified Changes
- Conservative and Unionist Party: Leader Kemi Badenoch — verified October 8, 2026
- Democratic Unionist Party: Leader Gavin Robinson — verified October 8, 2026
- Labour Party: Leader Andy Burnham — verified October 8, 2026
- Liberal Democrats: Leader Ed Davey — verified October 8, 2026
- Reform UK: Leader Nigel Farage — verified October 8, 2026
- Social Democratic and Labour Party: Leader Claire Hanna — verified October 8, 2026