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UK Prime Ministers since 1721

From Sir Robert Walpole, generally regarded as the first British Prime Minister, to the current office holder.

Andy Burnham2026–present · Labour
Keir Starmer2024–2026 · Labour
Rishi Sunak2022–2024 · Conservative
Liz Truss2022 · Conservative
Boris Johnson2019–2022 · Conservative
Theresa May2016–2019 · Conservative
David Cameron2010–2016 · Conservative
Gordon Brown2007–2010 · Labour
Tony Blair1997–2007 · Labour
John Major1990–1997 · Conservative
Margaret Thatcher1979–1990 · Conservative
James Callaghan1976–1979 · Labour
Harold Wilson1964–1970; 1974–1976 · Labour
Edward Heath1970–1974 · Conservative
Alec Douglas-Home1963–1964 · Conservative
Harold Macmillan1957–1963 · Conservative
Anthony Eden1955–1957 · Conservative
Winston Churchill1940–1945; 1951–1955 · Conservative
Clement Attlee1945–1951 · Labour
Neville Chamberlain1937–1940 · Conservative
Stanley Baldwin1923–1924; 1924–1929; 1935–1937 · Conservative
Ramsay MacDonald1924; 1929–1935 · Labour
Bonar Law1922–1923 · Conservative
David Lloyd George1916–1922 · Liberal
H. H. Asquith1908–1916 · Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman1905–1908 · Liberal
Arthur Balfour1902–1905 · Conservative
Marquess of Salisbury1885–1886; 1886–1892; 1895–1902 · Conservative
Earl of Rosebery1894–1895 · Liberal
William Ewart Gladstone1868–1874; 1880–1885; 1886; 1892–1894 · Liberal
Benjamin Disraeli1868; 1874–1880 · Conservative
Earl of Derby1852; 1858–1859; 1866–1868 · Conservative
Lord John Russell1846–1852; 1865–1866 · Whig
Viscount Palmerston1855–1858; 1859–1865 · Whig / Liberal
Earl of Aberdeen1852–1855 · Conservative
Sir Robert Peel1834–1835; 1841–1846 · Conservative
Viscount Melbourne1834; 1835–1841 · Whig
Duke of Wellington1828–1830; 1834 · Tory
Earl Grey1830–1834 · Whig
Viscount Goderich1827–1828 · Tory
George Canning1827 · Tory
Earl of Liverpool1812–1827 · Tory
Spencer Perceval1809–1812 · Tory
Duke of Portland1783; 1807–1809 · Whig
Lord Grenville1806–1807 · Whig
William Pitt the Younger1783–1801; 1804–1806 · Tory
Henry Addington1801–1804 · Tory
Earl of Shelburne1782–1783 · Whig
Marquess of Rockingham1765–1766; 1782 · Whig
Lord North1770–1782 · Tory
Duke of Grafton1768–1770 · Whig
Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder)1766–1768 · Whig
George Grenville1763–1765 · Whig
Earl of Bute1762–1763 · Tory
Duke of Newcastle1754–1756; 1757–1762 · Whig
Duke of Devonshire1756–1757 · Whig
Henry Pelham1743–1754 · Whig
Earl of Wilmington1742–1743 · Whig
Sir Robert Walpole1721–1742 · Whig

Official government history →

UK performance data 12 areas

01The Economy⌄

Quarterly GDP growth

+0.5%

Q2 2026 · quarter on quarter

Monthly GDP growth

+0.4%

July 2026

Three-month GDP growth

+0.4%

Three months to July 2026

GDP per head growth

+0.4%

Q2 2026 · quarter on quarter

Annual GDP growth (2025)

+1.2%

Calendar year 2025 · revised

02Living Standards⌄

CPI inflation

3.1%

August 2026 · annual

CPIH inflation

3.3%

August 2026 · annual

Core CPI inflation

2.6%

August 2026 · annual

Real regular pay growth

+0.6%

May–July 2026 · annual · CPIH-adjusted

Real total pay growth

+0.9%

May–July 2026 · annual · CPIH-adjusted

Household saving ratio

8.8%

Q2 2026

Food price inflation

1.3%

August 2026 · annual

Electricity/gas/fuel inflation

6.0%

August 2026 · annual

03Employment⌄

Unemployment rate

4.9%

May–July 2026

Employment rate

75.1%

May–July 2026 · ages 16–64

Economic inactivity

20.9%

May–July 2026 · ages 16–64

Job vacancies

702,000

June–August 2026

Payrolled employees

30.2m

August 2026 · provisional

Claimant count

1.692m

August 2026

04Immigration and Borders⌄

Initial asylum decisions

116,000

Year ending June 2026 · rounded

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Asylum grant rate

38%

Year ending June 2026

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People awaiting initial decision

40,168

30 June 2026

Home Office →

Outstanding asylum cases

32,401

30 June 2026

Home Office →

Asylum support recipients

93,000

June 2026 · rounded

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People in asylum hotels

16,000

June 2026 · rounded

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Total returns

41,000

Year ending June 2026 · rounded

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Enforced returns

9,700

Year ending June 2026 · rounded

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Voluntary returns

31,000

Year ending June 2026 · rounded

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Asylum-related returns

12,568

Year ending June 2026

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05The NHS — England⌄

Elective waiting pathways

7,189,213

August 2026 · pathways, not unique patients

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Within 18 weeks

65.2%

August 2026 · RTT incomplete pathways

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Waiting over 52 weeks

112,958

August 2026 · RTT

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Median elective wait

12.2 weeks

August 2026 · wait so far

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A&E within four hours

74.4%

September 2026

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A&E attendances

2,444,743

September 2026

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A&E 12+ hour admission waits

50,582

September 2026 · after decision to admit

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Cancer diagnosed within 28 days

78.6%

August 2026

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Cancer treated within 31 days

92.1%

August 2026

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Cancer treated within 62 days

71.9%

August 2026

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06Crime and Justice — England & Wales⌄

Violent crime incidents

989,000

Year ending March 2026 · survey estimate

Theft incidents

2.6m

Year ending March 2026 · survey estimate

Police-recorded robbery

87,362

Year ending March 2026

Shoplifting offences

507,086

Year ending March 2026 · police recorded

Crown Court open caseload

80,829

June 2026

Crown Court cases open over a year

23,706

June 2026

Magistrates’ Court open caseload

380,230

June 2026

Median age of open Crown Court cases

203 days

June 2026

Proven reoffending rate

29.9%

July–September 2024 offender cohort

07Housing — England⌄

Households in temporary accommodation

135,580

31 March 2026

Children in temporary accommodation

177,530

31 March 2026

Households with children in temporary accommodation

86,460

31 March 2026

Annual change in temporary accommodation

+3.6%

Year to March 2026 · households

Estimated net additional homes

196,900

2025–26 · provisional

Estimated homes delivered since July 2024

437,900

9 July 2024–20 September 2026 · provisional

New-build housing starts

35,910

April–June 2026 · seasonally adjusted

08Education — England⌄

Year 6 reading expected standard

75%

2025–26 · provisional

Year 6 maths expected standard

75%

2025–26 · provisional

Year 6 writing expected standard

73%

2025–26 · provisional

Reading, writing & maths combined

63%

2025–26 · provisional

Combined higher standard

9%

2025–26 · provisional

KS2 disadvantage gap index

3.22

2025–26 · provisional

09Tax and Public Finances⌄

Public sector net debt / GDP

93.8%

August 2026

Public sector net debt

£2.99tn

August 2026 · £2,985.5bn

Government borrowing

£18.3bn

August 2026

Financial-year borrowing

£77.3bn

April–August 2026

Current budget deficit

£12.4bn

August 2026

Borrowing above OBR forecast

£8.1bn

April–August 2026

10Infrastructure⌄

Local A roads needing maintenance

5%

England · 2025

Local B/C roads needing maintenance

7%

England · 2025

Unclassified roads needing maintenance

17%

England · 2025

Rail punctuality within 3 minutes

85.0%

Great Britain · April–June 2026

Train cancellations

4.1%

Great Britain · April–June 2026

Rail passenger journeys

461m

Great Britain · April–June 2026

Rail freight movement

4.135bn

Net tonne-km · April–June 2026

Gigabit broadband availability

89%

UK homes · January 2026

Full-fibre broadband availability

82%

UK homes · January 2026

11Energy⌄

Typical household energy cap

£1,723

Great Britain · Oct–Dec 2026 · annualised

Quarterly price cap change

+4%

Oct–Dec vs Jul–Sep 2026

Electricity unit rate

26.32p

Per kWh · Oct–Dec 2026

Gas unit rate

7.97p

Per kWh · Oct–Dec 2026

Electricity standing charge

54.83p

Per day · Oct–Dec 2026

Gas standing charge

29.68p

Per day · Oct–Dec 2026

Renewables share of electricity

52.5%

UK · 2025

Wind share of electricity

30.0%

UK · 2025

Solar share of electricity

6.9%

UK · 2025

Renewable electricity generation

152.5 TWh

UK · 2025

Net energy import dependence

43.5%

UK · 2025

Low-carbon electricity share

64.8%

UK · 2025

12Defence and National Security⌄

Total armed forces personnel

182,980

1 July 2026

Regular forces personnel

137,480

1 July 2026

Regular Army personnel

73,660

1 July 2026

Regular Royal Navy & Marines

32,430

1 July 2026

Regular RAF personnel

31,390

1 July 2026

Volunteer reserves

32,130

1 July 2026

Trained / trade-trained personnel

127,060

1 July 2026

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Commons: seats by party

650 seats · 650 sitting MPs · 0 vacancies

House of Commons composition · checked 13 October 2026
Party / group	Seats
Labour	404
Conservative	118
Liberal Democrat	71
Independent	11
Scottish National Party	8
Reform UK	8
Sinn Féin	7
Democratic Unionist Party	5
Green Party	5
Plaid Cymru	4
Your Party	2
Social Democratic & Labour Party	2
Restore Britain	1
Traditional Unionist Voice	1
Ulster Unionist Party	1
Alliance	1
Speaker	1
Total seats	650

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