2022 in the United Kingdom explained
Events from the year 2022 in the United Kingdom.
This year saw Boris Johnson resign as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, with Liz Truss being elected as his successor in September, before resigning in October and being succeeded by Rishi Sunak. After 70 years on the throne, marked by her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September at the age of 96. The Queen was succeeded by her son, Prince Charles. Other significant events of the year included the UK's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a record-breaking 40°C heatwave during the summer and nearly 25,000 wildfires,[1] and a cost of living crisis marked by high inflation and rising energy bills.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – The warmest New Year's Day on record is reported, with temperatures of 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) in St James's Park, Central London.[2]
- 3 January – COVID-19 in the UK: A critical incident is declared at several hospitals in Lincolnshire after the increased spread of COVID-19 causes "extreme and unprecedented" staff shortages.[3]
- 4 January – COVID-19 in the UK: The daily infection number exceeds 200,000 for the first time, with a total of 218,724 cases,[4] partly caused by a backlog in reporting over the New Year.[5]
- 5 January – Four defendants (known as 'the Colston 4') accused of pulling down the Statue of Edward Colston in Bristol in June 2020 as part of the Black Lives Matter protests are found not guilty of criminal damage in a jury trial.[6]
- 6 January – COVID-19 in the UK: A survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that 1.3 million people in the UK are living with long COVID, about 506,000 (40%) of whom caught the virus over a year ago, and still have symptoms such as fatigue, loss of smell, shortness of breath, and difficulty concentrating.[7]
- 8 January – COVID-19 in the UK: The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test exceeds 150,000.[8]
- 10 January – The Met Police contacts the government over "widespread reporting relating to alleged breaches" of Covid rules, following an email obtained by ITV News dated 20 May 2020, in which 100 people were invited to a "bring-your-own-booze" event in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown. Boris Johnson declines to say whether he was among those there.[9] [10]
- 12 January
- 13 January
- MI5 warns that a Chinese spy, who they identify as Christine Ching Kui Lee, has been active in the British Parliament.[15]
- Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages, which includes the use of "His Royal Highness", are returned to the Queen. It is announced that he will defend the Giuffre lawsuit as a "private citizen".[16] [17]
- 14 January
- The Daily Telegraph reports that two parties were held at Downing Street the night before Prince Philip's funeral, at a time when Covid restrictions banned indoor mixing.[18] [19] Downing Street issues an apology to the Queen.[20]
- The Daily Telegraph also reports that Kate Josephs, who was the head of the Covid taskforce, was given a leaving do on 17 December 2020.[21] Josephs apologises for the event, saying she is 'truly sorry.'[22]
- Tortoise Media reports Boris Johnson commuted between Downing Street and his second home, Chequers, between 16 and 27 March 2020, when non-essential travel was banned. This is confirmed by Downing Street.[23]
- The Daily Mirror reports that Number 10 staff had 'wine-time Fridays' throughout the pandemic, with pictures of a wine fridge bought especially for it being released alongside the story.[24]
- 17 January
- 19 January
- 20 January
- Conservative MP William Wragg accuses whips of blackmail against Conservative MPs who are believed to support the ousting of Johnson. The Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, tells the Commons that potentially criminal offences would be a matter for the police. A Downing Street spokesperson says: "We are not aware of any evidence to support what are clearly serious allegations."[30] [31]
- 30 elite British troops are sent to Ukraine amid fears of an imminent Russian invasion. The troops deliver 2,000 NLAW anti-tank missile launchers to Ukrainian forces to bolster their defences.[32]
- 21 January – COVID-19 in the UK: The UK Health Security Agency formally designates BA.2 as a "variant under investigation".[33] [34]
- 24 January
- Johnson orders an inquiry into allegations by Conservative MP Nus Ghani that she was dismissed as a minister after being told her "Muslim-ness” was "making colleagues uncomfortable".[35]
- Conservative peer Lord Agnew publicly resigns in the House of Lords after criticising the government's handling of fraudulent Covid business loans.[36]
- ITV News reports that Johnson attended a party to celebrate his 56th birthday on 20 June 2020, despite Covid rules forbidding social gatherings indoors at the time.[37]
- Yasmin Chkaifi, 43, is stabbed to death in Maida Vale, West London.
- 25 January – At a London Assembly committee meeting, Cressida Dick confirms that the Metropolitan Police are now investigating "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020, as a "result of the information provided by the Cabinet Office inquiry team", led by Sue Gray.[38]
- 27 January – COVID-19 in the UK: The government's "Plan B" restrictions in England come to an end, meaning that face masks and Covid passes are no longer legally required.[39]
- 29 January – Storm Malik hits the UK, killing a 9-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman and leaving tens of thousands of homes in Scotland and England without power.[40]
- 30 January – Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood is arrested on suspicion of raping and assaulting his girlfriend. The club suspends him "until further notice".[41]
- 31 January – The initial findings of a report by Sue Gray into Downing Street parties are published. She notes that, "At least some of the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time," and concludes that "a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did. There is significant learning to be drawn from these events which must be addressed immediately across Government."[42]
February
534 coronavirus-related deaths are reported, the highest daily figure since February 2021.[46]
- 3 February
- Ofgem announces a lifting of the energy price cap from £1,277 to £1,971, an increase of 54%. The regulator estimates that nearly 18 million households in England, Wales and Scotland will pay an average of £693 extra a year for gas and electricity.[47]
- The Bank of England raises the interest rate from 0.25 to 0.5%, in a bid to restrain inflation.[48] [49]
- Munira Mirza resigns as Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit, saying it was in protest at Johnson's comments about Keir Starmer being responsible for the failure to prosecute serial sex offender Jimmy Savile.[50] Three other senior aides resign hours later – Director of Communications Jack Doyle, Chief of Staff Dan Rosenfield, and Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Martin Reynolds.[51]
- Paul Givan resigns as First Minister of Northern Ireland in protest over Brexit checks in the Irish Sea, which are part of the Northern Ireland protocol.[52]
- The 2022 Southend West by-election, following the murder of Sir David Amess, is won by the Conservative candidate, Anna Firth. The by-election is not contested by the major opposition parties out of respect for Amess.[53]
- 4 February
- Policy adviser Elena Narozanski becomes the fifth of Johnson's aides to resign within 24 hours.[54]
- Peer Nazir Ahmed is jailed for sexual offences against children.[55]
- 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.[56]
- 7 February
- The football associations of the four nations of the United Kingdom and Ireland announce they have agreed not to bid for the 2030 World Cup, and will instead attempt a joint bid to host Euro 2028.[57]
- Footage emerges of West Ham United player Kurt Zouma kicking and punching his pet cat. Essex Police announce they are liaising with the RSPCA and "urgent enquiries are ongoing".[58]
- Police arrest two people after protesters shouting "traitor" surround Keir Starmer in Westminster.[59]
- 8 February
- 9 February
- Ian Stewart, already convicted for the murder of children's author Helen Bailey, is sentenced to a whole-life order for the killing of his previous wife, Diane Stewart, six years earlier.[63]
- The UK's terror threat level is lowered from severe to substantial, meaning a terror attack on British soil is considered "likely".[64]
- Partygate
Another new photo of Johnson is leaked, this time appearing to show him next to a bottle of champagne, with a tinsel-wearing official and other staff members, apparently taken on 15 December 2020.[65]
- The biggest breakthrough in fusion energy since 1997 is reported by Oxford's JET lab, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.[66]
- 10 February
- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss meets her Russian counterpart in Moscow, Sergey Lavrov. Her visit, the first by a UK foreign secretary in four years, sees her urge Russia to "respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine".[67]
- At a visit to NATO in Brussels, Boris Johnson says that Europe faces "the most dangerous moment" in its "biggest security crisis" for decades. He tells reporters that he hopes "strong deterrence" and "patient diplomacy" can solve the crisis, but the stakes are "very high".[68]
- Cressida Dick stands down as Met police commissioner after losing the confidence of Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, hours after stating she had no intention of resigning.[69]
- 11 February
- The UK records its fastest economic growth since 1941, with new figures showing a 7.5% rise in GDP during 2021. However, this follows the collapse of 9.4% during 2020.[70]
- The Foreign Office advises UK nationals to leave Ukraine.[71]
- 13 February – Defence Secretary Ben Wallace tells the Sunday Times that Russia is now "highly likely" to invade Ukraine and says there is a "whiff of Munich in the air", a reference to the appeasement of Germany during the late 1930s.[72]
- 14 February – An inquiry begins into the Post Office scandal, the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British legal history.[73]
- 15 February – Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre reach an out-of-court settlement over her civil sex assault claim.[74]
- 16 February
- 17 February – The Met Office issues a rare red weather alert for parts of South West England and Wales ahead of the onset of Storm Eunice the following day.[77]
- 18 February – Storm Eunice becomes one of the most powerful storms to hit the UK in decades, which includes the fastest wind gusts ever recorded in England, blowing at 122 miles per hour (196 km/h) on the Isle of Wight. Millions of people are urged to avoid travel and to stay indoors, with red weather alerts extended to southern and eastern England, and for the first time London. Three people are killed, and widespread damage is reported, which includes the iconic O2 Arena rooftop being partially blown away.[78] [79]
- 20 February – COVID-19 in the UK: The Queen tests positive for COVID-19. Buckingham Palace says she has "mild cold-like symptoms" but expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor over the coming week.[80] [81]
- 21 February
- 22 February – In response to Russia's incursion into Ukraine, the UK announces sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals.[84]
- 24 February
- As Russia escalates to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Johnson condemns Putin and promises "a massive package of sanctions" that will "hobble the Russian economy".[85] [86]
- The FTSE 100 and other markets around the world fall sharply, amid concerns over Russia and Ukraine. Oil prices exceed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014.[87]
- 25 February – All British airlines are banned by Russia from landing at its airports and from crossing its airspace, in response to the previous day's banning of Aeroflot from landing in the United Kingdom.[88]
- 26 February
- Chelsea F.C.'s Russian owner Roman Abramovich says he is "giving trustees of Chelsea's charitable foundation the stewardship and care" of the club.[89]
- The UK and its allies commit to removing Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system, as well as imposing measures on the Russian Central Bank and further restrictions on Russian elites.[90] [91]
- 27 February
- Thousands of people gather in cities across the UK to show their support for Ukraine.[92]
- BP announces it will offload its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft after Russia's "act of aggression in Ukraine".[93]
- The FA announces that the England national football team will not play against Russia (at any level, age, men or women) for the foreseeable future.[94]
- Liverpool wins the 2022 EFL Cup Final, defeating Chelsea 11–10 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time.[95] This is Liverpool's 9th League Cup trophy.
- 28 February – The media regulator Ofcom launches 15 separate investigations into the Russian state-owned television news channel RT UK for its coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[96]
March
Following criticism of the response to Ukrainian refugees, Johnson extends the government's visa scheme to allow potentially 200,000 people to stay in the UK.[98]
Paulette Hamilton wins the seat for Labour with 55.5% of the votes in a turnout of 27% of the electorate.[101]
- 4 March – 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: Two large tankers containing Russian gas, the Boris Vilkitsky and Fedor Litke, are prevented from unloading their cargos at the Grain LNG Terminal in Kent and are forced to go elsewhere.[102] Similar action is undertaken by dockworkers at a Merseyside refinery who refuse to unload Russian oil.[103]
- 10 March – 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: Billionaire Roman Abramovich and six other Russian oligarchs are sanctioned by the government over their links to the Kremlin. Chelsea F.C. is left unable to sell tickets for football games, unable to buy or sell players on the transfer market, and unable to operate its merchandise shop.[104]
- 12 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The death rate from COVID-19 in the UK is shown to be below the average for western Europe in an international comparison by The Lancet. The report also shows that the differences in excess deaths per 100,000 population between the UK, France, and Germany is not statistically significant.[105]
- 13 March – Murder of Thomas Roberts in Bournemouth.[106]
- 14 March
the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in England and Wales voted to undertake industrial action protesting against stagnant fees with 94 per cent of criminal barristers in favour.
- 15 March
- 2021–22 Russo-Ukrainian crisis: Additional sanctions are announced, with an export ban on luxury goods to Russia, alongside a 35% import duty hike on £900m worth of products such as Russian vodka, metals, fertilisers and other commodities. All export finance support to both Russia and Belarus is also withdrawn, meaning the UK will no longer issue any new guarantees, loans, and insurance for exports to the countries.[108]
- A new T-shaped design of electricity pylon begins to be installed on the National Grid in England and Wales, the first new design since 1927.[109]
- 16 March – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, detained by Iran in 2016, is freed and allowed to return to the UK.[110]
- 17 March
- The Bank of England raises the interest rate from 0.5 to 0.75%, in a further bid to restrain inflation.[111]
- P&O Ferries abruptly suspends its services and makes 800 employees redundant in a video call, saying they are to be replaced by cheaper agency staff. The move prompts outrage from trade unions, as well as MPs on both sides of the House, as the government announces it will review its contracts with the company.[112]
- 21 March
A spring booster program begins in England, offering a fourth vaccine dose for over 75s and the most vulnerable.[113]
- At the Old Bailey, the trial begins of Ali Harbi Ali, 26, accused of murdering Conservative MP Sir David Amess in October 2021.[114]
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe holds her first press conference, with husband Richard Ratcliffe and their MP, Tulip Siddiq, at Westminster. Siddiq calls for an inquiry by the foreign affairs committee into why her release took so long.[115]
- 23 March
- 24 March – The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 is repealed after the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act receives royal assent, meaning that the Prime Minister will again be able to request the monarch to dissolve Parliament and call an early election, with 25 working days' notice.[119]
- 29 March – Partygate: The Met Police announces that 20 fixed penalty notices will be issued as part of the inquiry into Downing Street parties that allegedly breached Covid rules, but declines to say who the notices are being sent to or which events they relate.[120]
- 30 March
- 31 March
The provision of free lateral flow tests comes to an end in England.[125]
April
- 1 April
- The energy price cap for domestic gas and electricity in Great Britain rises by 54%, from £1,278 to £1,971. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warns that the country is facing the biggest single shock from energy prices since the 1970s. It is the largest increase, by far, in the price cap since it was introduced.[126]
- COVID-19 in the UK
The ONS Infection Survey reports that 4.9 million people in the UK currently have the virus, the highest figure since the pandemic began, driven by the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant and people mixing more.[127] [128]
- 2 April – COVID-19 vaccination in the UK: Low-dose vaccines for COVID-19 become available for children aged 5 to 11 in England, with five million eligible. A second dose is recommended after 12 weeks.[129]
- 3 April – Conservative MP David Warburton is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, following his suspension from the parliamentary party amid allegations of sexual harassment and drug taking.[130]
- 6 April
- The rise in National Insurance comes into effect, adding an extra 1.25% in contributions paid by employees, businesses and the self-employed.[131]
- The biggest reform of divorce laws for 50 years comes into effect, ending the need for couples to first separate for two or more years and introducing a "no-fault" rule, bringing England and Wales into line with Scotland's laws.[132] Lawyers predict a surge in divorce applications as a result of the change.[133]
- New rules requiring calorie information to be displayed on menus and food labels come into force.[134]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The final REACT study is published by Imperial College London, as the government withdraws funding as part of its "Living with Covid" strategy.[135] [136]
- 7 April
- The government's plan to introduce a photo ID requirement for elections is defeated in the House of Lords by 199 votes to 170.[137]
- The government's new energy strategy is published, which includes a plan for eight new nuclear reactors and 95% of the UK's electricity coming from low-carbon sources by 2030.[138]
- 8 April
- 11 April
- Ali Harbi Ali, a 26-year-old Islamic extremist, is found guilty of murdering Conservative MP Sir David Amess on 15 October 2021.[142]
- Conservative MP for Wakefield, Imran Ahmad Khan, is found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008 and is expelled from the party.[143]
- The 2022 British barristers' industrial action begins with nearly 2,500 participants.[144]
- 12 April – Partygate: Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson, and Rishi Sunak are among those issued with fixed penalty notices for breaches of lockdown rules at gatherings in Whitehall and Downing Street. This makes Johnson the first sitting prime minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law.[145] 30 more penalties are announced, in addition to the 20 given by police on 29 March. Johnson and Sunak apologise, but resist calls from opposition parties including Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP to resign.[146]
- 13 April
- Ali Harbi Ali is given a rare whole life order, following his guilty verdict two days earlier. At the Old Bailey, Justice Sweeney describes it as "an exceptional case" that "struck at the heart of our democracy."[147] [148]
- Inflation hits 7%, up from 6.2% the previous month and the highest level since 1992.
- 14 April
- COVID-19 vaccination in the UK: Valneva is approved as the UK's sixth vaccine.[149]
- COVID-19 vaccination in the UK: The Moderna vaccine is approved for use in 6 to 11-year-olds.[150]
- The UK signs the Rwanda asylum plan, to fly thousands of migrants who cross the English Channel in lorries or on boats more than 4,000 miles on chartered planes to the African country. The plan is criticised by many charities, as well as opposition figures.[151] [152] [153]
- 15 April – The UN refugee agency condemns the plan to send migrants to Rwanda, deeming it illegal and discriminatory under international law.[154] [155]
- 19 April – In a statement to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Johnson apologises following his receipt of a fixed penalty notice for breaching lockdown rules, and says that he did not realise he had breached rules at the time.[156]
- 20 April – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian and Belarusian players are banned from the Wimbledon tennis tournament.[157]
- 21 April
- Johnson begins a two-day visit to India to discuss trade and security with the country's premier, Narendra Modi.[158]
- MPs debate a motion calling for an inquiry into claims that Johnson misled Parliament over Partygate.[159]
- 23 April – Ospreys nesting in Poole Harbour produce an egg, the first in southern England in modern times.[160]
- 24 April
- The Elections Act 2022 receives royal assent, The Act introduces voter photo identification for in-person voting to the UK for the first time. The requirement would apply to UK general elections, English local elections, and police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales.[161] [162]
- Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner is accused by anonymous Tory MPs of "distracting" the Prime Minister in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs. Rayner describes the claim as a "perverted smear" that shows women in politics continue to face misogyny. Her comments are echoed by Johnson, who says he "deplores" the comments directed at her.[163]
- 25 April – Four people are stabbed to death in Bermondsey, London.
- 26 April – DJ Tim Westwood is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour by seven women, as part of a joint BBC and Guardian investigation.[164] [165] He steps down from his Capital Xtra radio show the following day.[166]
- 27 April
- In a statement, Conservative Chief Whip Chris Heaton-Harris says he is investigating reports that a Conservative MP watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber, after complaints from female Tory MPs. The MP is later revealed to be Neil Parish, Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton.[167]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The High Court of England and Wales rules that the UK government's policies on discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes in England at the start of the pandemic was unlawful because they failed to take into account the potential risk of COVID-19 to elderly and vulnerable people.[168]
- 28 April – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Scott Sibley, aged 36, becomes the first British national confirmed to have died in the conflict. A second Briton is reported missing.[169]
- 29 April
- Conservative MP Neil Parish is suspended from the Conservative Whip over allegations that he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons.[170]
- Boris Becker, former tennis champion, is jailed for years following his trial at Southwark Crown Court for breaking UK insolvency laws after his 2017 bankruptcy.[171] [172]
- 30 April – Neil Parish admits to watching pornography twice in the House of Commons and says that he will resign as an MP.[173]
May
The Conservatives suffer a net loss of 485 seats, which includes the London boroughs of Barnet, Wandsworth, and Westminster, formerly considered Tory strongholds. Labour gain than 108 seats, while the Liberal Democrats gain 240. The Green Party has one of its best ever results, with a net gain of 87 seats. In Scotland, the SNP gains 22 seats, while in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin receives the largest vote share.[177] [178]
- Convenience store chain McColl's is placed into administration, putting more than 16,000 jobs at risk.[179]
- Durham Police launch an investigation into whether Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules after he drank beer at an MP's constituency office during a visit to the area (dubbed 'Beergate').[180]
- 7 May – 2022 monkeypox outbreak: Public Health England informs the World Health Organization that a case of monkeypox has been detected in an individual who travelled to Nigeria and returned to the UK, where they were hospitalised and isolated. In the following days and weeks, additional cases begin to be reported, both in the UK and other countries.[181]
- 8 May
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, targeting £1.7bn of trade with both Russia and Belarus. This includes import tariffs on platinum and palladium, alongside export bans on chemicals, plastics, rubber and machinery.[182]
- The Met Office warns that the probability of global average temperatures reaching 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels over the next five years is now almost 50:50 (48%). It also predicts a more than 90% chance that a new record high will occur in at least one year from 2022 to 2026.[183] [184]
- 9 May – Meghan Gallacher is appointed Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives.[185]
- 10 May – 2022 State Opening of Parliament: Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge open the third session of the 2019 Parliament on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II with the traditional Queen's Speech, the first time an heir-apparent to the throne has opened Parliament since George IV did so on behalf of his father, George III.[186]
- 12 May – Partygate: Police issue another 50 fixed penalty notices for breaches of COVID-19 rules in Downing Street and other government buildings.[187]
- 14 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2022: The UK entry performed by Sam Ryder finishes in second place with 466 points, and wins the jury vote.
- 16 May – Blackpool player Jake Daniels becomes the first male football player to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990.[188]
- 17 May
- Unemployment falls to its lowest level since 1974, with more job vacancies (1.3 million) than unemployed people in the UK for the first time since records began.[189]
- Brexit
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announces a plan to unilaterally abandon parts of the Northern Ireland protocol.[190]
- An unnamed Conservative MP is arrested for rape and sexual assault charges spanning seven years between 2002 and 2009.[191]
- The Queen visits Paddington Station to attend the official event to mark the completion of London Underground's Elizabeth line.[192]
- 18 May – Inflation hits 9%, up from 7% the previous month and the highest level since 1982.[193] The figure is the highest of any G7 nation.[194]
- 19 May
Downing Street confirms Prime Minister Johnson will not receive any further fines after police conclude their investigation into the Partygate affair.[196]
Photos published by ITV News show Boris Johnson holding up a glass at a leaving do on 13 November 2020, when COVID-19 regulations meant such gatherings were only allowed if reasonably necessary for work purposes.[202] [203] The Met Police's decision-making process during the inquiry into events at No 10 and Whitehall is questioned by lawyers, while MPs suggest the photos prove Johnson lied at the dispatch box.[204]
Staff who attended events at Downing Street during lockdown tell the BBC's Panorama programme that people crowded together, sat on each other's laps and mocked those anxious about COVID-19.[206] The programme also alleges that Johnson asked Sue Gray to scrap her report, although this is denied by Downing Street.[207]
Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley warns the average household energy bill is set to rise by about £800 a year in October.[208]
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- 25 May – Partygate: The full version of the Gray Report is published. In the 37-page document, Sue Gray concludes that senior Downing Street officials, both political and non-political, "bear responsibility" for the culture of partying during COVID lockdowns.[210] [211]
- 26 May
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak: The first cases in Wales and Northern Ireland are reported.[212]
- Four Conservative MPs – John Baron, David Simmonds, Julian Sturdy and Stephen Hammond – join a growing list of MPs urging Johnson to resign.[213]
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces a £15 billion package of measures to address soaring energy costs, partly offset by a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas firms' profits. He tells the Commons that every UK household will get an energy bill discount of £400 in October, while the poorest households will also get a payment of £650 to ease living costs.[214]
- 27 May
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that coronavirus infections have declined to around a million, from a peak of 4.9 million in early April, and are continuing to fall.[215]
- A new version of the Ministerial Code is published, removing the need for a minister to resign over breaches of its rules.[216]
- 28 May – Partygate: A further two Conservative MPs – former health minister Steve Brine and Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris – confirm they have submitted letters of no confidence in Johnson.[217]
- 30 May
Former Attorney General Jeremy Wright becomes the latest Conservative MP to call for the resignation of Boris Johnson as prime minister, while backbench MPs Elliot Colburn and Andrew Bridgen are the latest Conservative to submit a letter of no confidence in Johnson.[218] [219]
A further 71 cases of monkeypox are reported in England, bringing the UK total to 179.[220]
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- 31 May
- Partygate: John Stevenson becomes the latest Conservative MP to write a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister is also criticised by Dame Andrea Leadsom, although she stops short of calling for his resignation.[223]
- Partygate: Lord Geidt, the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests, says there is a "legitimate question" over whether Johnson broke the ministerial code after being fined over the Partygate affair.[224]
- Beergate
It is confirmed that Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and his deputy, Angela Rayner, have received questionnaires from Durham Constabulary as part of their investigation into the gathering both politicians attended on 30 April 2021.[225]
The Home Office confirms 14 June as the date on which the first flight carrying migrants who have crossed the English Channel will leave for Rwanda.[226]
June
- 1 June
- Recent disruption at airports continues to affect holidaymakers, with many flights being cancelled. The cause is attributed to staff shortages, as the industry struggles to recruit replacements for the workers laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.[228]
- COVID-19 in the UK
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that the number of people suffering from Long COVID now exceeds 2 million, or about 3% of the UK population.[229]
The UK Health Security Agency confirms more cases of monkeypox have been identified in the UK, bringing the total detected to 302.[240]
The ONS reports that the number of infections has begun to increase again, for the first time in two months, likely caused by the original Omicron variant and newer variants BA.4 and BA.5.[246]
The Court of Appeal gives the go-ahead for the first flight to Rwanda carrying asylum seekers to leave the UK the next day.[249]
The UK government publishes the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which will change aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol to enable the easier flow of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.[250]
- Figures released by the ONS show the economy contracted by 0.3% in April, prompting concerns that the UK is going into recession. The ONS says that the fall was driven by all main parts of the economy but accentuated by the effect that the winding down of COVID-19 testing had on the health sector.[251]
- At the High Court, Brexit campaigner Arron Banks loses a libel case against investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr.[252]
- 14 June
It is confirmed the first flight scheduled to depart for Rwanda and carrying seven asylum seekers will not depart following legal challenges in the European Court of Human Rights.[253]
- Russia publishes a list of UK journalists and public figures who it has banned from entering Russia in response to sanctions against that country. The list includes journalists working for the BBC, Sky, Channel Four and Channel 5.[254]
- Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, launches the first of a series of papers setting out the case for a second Scottish independence referendum.[255]
- 15 June – Lord Geidt resigns as the UK government's Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests, after being asked to advise on an issue he believed would be a deliberate breach of the Ministerial Code. A Downing Street spokesperson says he had been asked "to provide advice on a commercially sensitive matter in the national interest, which has previously had cross-party support. No decision had been taken pending that advice".[256]
- 16 June
- The Bank of England raises the interest rate from 1.0% to 1.25%, the fifth successive increase, in a bid to restrain inflation.[257]
- England's hospital waiting list reaches a new record high of 6.5 million people.[258]
- Researchers led by the UK's Institute of Cancer Research describe a new light-activated 'photoimmunotherapy' for brain cancer. They believe it could join surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy as a fifth major form of cancer treatment.[259] [260]
- 17 June
- 18 June
- The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers confirms the rail and tube strikes planned for 21, 23 and 25 June will go ahead, after talks to resolve the situation ended without agreement.[265]
- Thousands of protesters march through London to demand action from the government on the cost of living crisis.[266]
- 21 June – The biggest rail strike since 1989 takes place, affecting 80% of services across England, Scotland and Wales, including the London Underground. Unions claim that Network Rail is threatening to cut safety-critical jobs (a characterisation that Network Rail rejects) as part of its modernisation programme, which would also include an increase in working hours. Rail workers also demand pay rises to keep up with soaring inflation. However, critics of the strike point to changing commuter habits, such as ticket offices being nearly obsolete, as well as more working from home, and the need for efficiency improvements.[267]
- 22 June
- 23 June
Labour regain the seat from the Conservatives with a 47.9% vote share.
The Liberal Democrats gain the seat, overturning a substantial Conservative majority of 24,239.[271]
- 24 June
- 25 June – A third day of rail strikes are held across the country.[274]
- 26 June
- 27 June – Barristers walk out of courts across England and Wales in a dispute over legal aid funding.[276] [277]
- 28 June
The number of cases recorded in the UK exceeds 1,000.[280]
A public inquiry begins into the UK's handling of the pandemic.[281]
July
- 1 July
- 2 July – Members of the ASLEF union stage their second strike in two weeks, in a dispute over pay, affecting 90% of train services operated by Greater Anglia.[292]
- 3 July
- A further six allegations against Chris Pincher emerge, involving behaviour over a decade. One complainant is reported to have given 10 Downing Street details in February 2022 and expressed concerns over Pincher becoming a whip in charge of other MPs' welfare.[293] Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey tells the BBC Prime Minister Boris Johnson was not aware of "specific allegations" against Pincher at the time of his appointment as Deputy Chief Whip in February 2022.[294]
- Carlos Sainz wins the 2022 British Grand Prix, taking his maiden race win in the Formula One World Championship.[295]
- 4 July – The number of pubs in England and Wales falls below 40,000 to its lowest level on record, driven by a combination of rising costs and changing social behaviours.[296]
- 5 July
- July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis:
- In an interview with the BBC's Chris Mason, Johnson says he had been told about a misconduct complaint against Pincher before appointing him to the role of Deputy Chief Whip in February 2022. Johnson describes his decision as a "bad mistake".[297]
- Sajid Javid resigns as health secretary, saying he "can no longer, in good conscience, continue serving in this government."[298]
- Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, also resigns, saying the public expect government to be conducted "properly, competently and seriously."
- Andrew Murrison resigns as Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Morocco.
- Bim Afolami, Vice Chair of the Conservative party, resigns on air during an interview with TalkTV.
- Jonathan Gullis resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, saying "we have been focused on dealing with our reputational damage rather than delivering for the people."
- Saqib Bhatti, Parliamentary Private Secretary to now former health secretary Sajid Javid, also resigns.
- Nicola Richards, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport, quits her role, describing the Conservative Party as "currently unrecognisable."
- Virginia Crosbie, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Wales Office, also resigns.
- Alex Chalk resigns as Solicitor General, citing the Owen Paterson scandal, Partygate and the Chris Pincher scandal.[299]
- Saqib Bhatti resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State.[300]
- Laura Trott resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport, citing "trust in politics is – and must always be – of the utmost importance, but sadly in recent months this has been lost".
- In the latest of a series of climate protests at art museums around the world, Just Stop Oil protestors glue themselves to paintings within the Royal Academy of Arts, including its depiction of The Last Supper.[301]
- 6 July
- July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis:
- Will Quince an education minister, resigns after "accepting and repeating assurances to the media [from No 10] which have now been found to be inaccurate".[302]
- Robin Walker resigns as Minister of State for School Standards, saying he cannot "in good conscience" serve in Johnson's government.[303]
- John Glen resigns as Economic Secretary to the Treasury, citing "poor judgment" shown by Johnson.[304]
- Victoria Atkins resigns as Minister of State for Prisons and Probation, citing concerns with party leadership.
- Jo Churchill resigns as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation, citing concerns over "integrity, competence, and judgement" by the Prime Minister.[305]
- Stuart Andrew resigns as Minister of State for Housing, saying "our great country deserve better."[306]
- Felicity Buchan resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[307]
- Selaine Saxby resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Treasury, citing concerns over "trust, truth and integrity" in government.[308]
- Claire Coutinho resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Treasury, saying "events of recent weeks" are a distraction.[309]
- David Johnston resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for Education, citing concerns over Johnson's leadership.[310]
- Five ministers – Kemi Badenoch, Neil O'Brien, Alex Burghart, Lee Rowley and Julia Lopez – issue a joint resignation letter, saying "it has become increasingly clear that the government cannot function given the issues that have come to light" and calling on Johnson to resign.[311] Dozens of further resignations are announced during the next 24 hours, bringing the total to 63, out of 179 Government officials.
- Boris Johnson dismisses Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove, due to Gove's calls for him to resign.[312]
- In an interview with ITV's Robert Peston, Attorney General Suella Braverman announces that she will stand in a Conservative Party leadership election if one is called.[313]
- The pound slides to a two-year low against the dollar.[314]
- The income threshold for paying National Insurance is raised from £9,880 to £12,570, meaning that two million workers will no longer pay it.[315]
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 commences. The competition is hosted in England, and England win their first match against Austria 1–0.[316]
- 7 July
Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns after 36 hours in the post.[318]
- Sajid Javid, former Health Secretary, launches his campaign to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.[326]
- Jeremy Hunt, also a former Health Secretary, launches his bid to be the next Conservative leader.[327]
- Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary launches his leadership campaign.[328]
- Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor, announces his intention to run.[329]
- Kemi Badenoch, former Equalities Minister, announces her candidacy.[330]
- 10 July
1922 Committee chair Sir Graham Brady unveils the timetable for the leadership election, with the election due to complete on 5 September.[335]
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- 12 July
- A report from a three-year inquiry into the child sexual exploitation in Telford is released. It reveals more than 1,000 girls had been abused over a 40-year period, and that agencies blamed victims for the abuse they suffered, not the perpetrators, and exploitation was not investigated because of "nervousness about race" in the belief that investigation against Asian men would inflame "racial tensions". The report makes 47 recommendations for improvement by agencies involved. West Mercia Police apologise "unequivocally" for past events, as well as Telford and Wrekin Council. Victims were often blamed for "child prostitution" and offenders were emboldened by the lack of police action.[338] [339]
- September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
Nominations for the election are confirmed, with eight candidates – Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat, Liz Truss and Nadhim Zahawi – going into the leadership race. Three candidates – Rehman Chishti, Sajid Javid and Grant Shapps – withdraw before they can be nominated.[340]
Network Rail makes a fresh pay offer worth more than 5%, but linked to workers accepting "modernising reforms".[341]
Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi are eliminated in the first round of MPs' voting, while Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt emerge as the frontrunners.[342]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The number of confirmed deaths from the virus is reported to have exceeded 200,000. Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 are now the dominant subvariants.[343]
- 2022 United Kingdom railway strike: The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announces another 24-hour strike for Wednesday 27 July.[344]
- The Met Office extends its severe weather warning to Tuesday 19 July, when temperatures are expected to peak at 36 °C.[345]
- 14 July
Suella Braverman is knocked out of the contest in the second round of the MPs' ballot, with Sunak and Mordaunt remaining the front runners.[346]
ASLEF announces that train drivers at eight train companies – Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Greater Anglia, Southeastern, Hull Trains and West Midlands Trains – will strike on 30 July.[347] The RMT also announces strikes at Network Rail and 14 train operators for 18 and 20 August.[348]
- 15 July
- A national emergency is declared after a red extreme heat warning is issued by the Met Office for London, the south east and parts of central England as temperatures are expected to reach 40 °C on 18 and 19 July, while the UK Health Security Agency increases its own warning to level four, indicating a risk to life among the fit and healthy.[349]
- COVID-19 in the UK:
- The latest Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 8 July indicates 3.5 million people, roughly one in 18, were infected with COVID-19 in that week, up from one in 25, or 2.7 million, the previous week.[350]
- The vaccine booster programme scheduled for the coming autumn is extended to cover all adults over 50, along with younger people considered to be vulnerable and health and social care workers.[351]
- 17 July – The UK government confirms that every state school in England will have a defibrillator by summer 2023.[352]
- 18 July
The hottest day of the year is recorded by the Met Office, with a temperature of 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) in Santon Downham.[353]
Tom Tugendhat is eliminated in the third round of the MPs' ballot, with Rishi Sunak leading the votes.[354]
- The Johnson Government wins a House of Commons vote of confidence by 349 votes to 238 – a majority of 111.[355]
- Wild bison are reintroduced in the UK for the first time in thousands of years. Three of the animals are allowed to roam in the Kent countryside, where it is hoped they could improve the local ecology.[356]
- The world's largest automated drone superhighway is announced by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, connecting several towns across the Midlands, southern, and eastern England.[357]
- 19 July
Kemi Badenoch is eliminated in the fourth round of the MPs' ballot, with Rishi Sunak again topping the poll, and Liz Truss gaining ground on Penny Mordaunt.[363]
Penny Mordaunt is knocked out in the fifth and final round of the MPs' ballot, after Liz Truss overtakes her, leaving Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to go head-to-head in a ballot of party members.[365]
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- 21 July
- 22 July – COVID-19 in the UK: The latest Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 15 July shows 3.8 million COVID-19 infections in the UK, a rise of 7% on the previous week. The ONS figures show a slow in the growth of cases while data from other sources, such as the government's COVID-19 Dashboard, suggest the latest wave has already reached its peak.[370]
- 25 July – It is confirmed that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the UK as Ukraine is unable to host it because of the ongoing conflict with Russia.[371] [372]
- 26 July
England win their semi-final match against Sweden 4–0.[375]
- 27 July
- 28 July
- 29 July
- Rebekah Vardy loses her libel case against Coleen Rooney, bringing the "Wagatha Christie" trial to an end.[381]
- COVID-19 in the UK: Office for National Statistics data for the week up to 20 July indicates 3.2 million people in the UK were infected with COVID-19, a fall from 3.8 million the previous week and suggesting cases in the latest wave have peaked.[382]
- 30 July – Rail passengers face more disruption as train drivers at seven companies walk out in a dispute over pay. Almost a quarter of Great Britain's rail network is affected.[383]
- 31 July – England win UEFA Women's Euro 2022, beating Germany 2–1; the winning goals are scored by Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly. It is England's first major football victory since the 1966 men's FIFA World Cup.[384]
August
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows another drop in the number of people in the UK with COVID-19, with 2.6 million cases in the week up to 26 July, a fall of over half a million from 3.2 million the previous week.[393]
- It is confirmed that a software outage affecting some NHS services, such as NHS 111, the previous day was the result of software hackers.[394]
- 6 August
- 12-year-old Archie Battersbee dies after his life support machine is switched off, following a series of legal challenges by his parents attempting to keep him alive.[395]
- Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, writing in The Observer, urges the government to introduce an emergency budget before the next round of energy price rises, in order to avoid "a financial timebomb [that] will explode for families in October".[396] [397]
- 8 August
- England finish the 2022 Commonwealth Games in second place behind Australia with 176 medals, 97 of them gold, surpassing their 2014 total of 174.[398]
- As the UK prepares for another heatwave, the UK Health Security Agency issues a level 3 heat health alert for central and southern England effective from 9 to 13 August.[399]
- 9 August – Thames Water announces plans to introduce a hosepipe ban for its 15 million customers, with a start date to be confirmed.[400]
- 10 August
- 11 August
- The Prime Minister, Chancellor, and Business Secretary meet representatives of energy companies to discuss the ongoing price rises,[404] but the meeting concludes without any firm resolution.[405]
- The Met Office issues a fire severity alert over the coming weekend, warning there is an "exceptional" risk of fire spreading in some areas.[406]
- 12 August
- A drought is declared in large parts of Central, Southern and Eastern England.[407]
- The ONS reports that the UK economy shrank by 0.1% between April and June.[408]
- Tesco announces an increase in automated self-checkout services within its larger stores, following successful trials.[409]
- 13 August – 2022 United Kingdom railway strikes: Members of the train drivers' union ASLEF stage a 24-hour strike, disrupting train services across much of the UK mainland, with some areas such as London and Birmingham running no trains at all.[410]
- 14 August
The prolonged period of extreme heat across the UK draws to an end, with lower temperatures and thunderstorms in Scotland and Northern Ireland, which are forecast to spread into England and Wales the following day. Flash flooding is expected in some areas, due to the parched ground.[411]
The UK becomes the first country to approve an updated Moderna vaccine that offers protection against the original COVID-19 virus, as well as the Omicron variant.[413]
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- 16 August
- Conservative MP William Wragg announces on Twitter that he is taking a break from his duties, due to severe depression and anxiety.[416]
- NHS England confirms it is extending its bowel cancer screening programme to all adults over the age of 58.[417]
- 17 August
Inflation rises again, from 9.4% to 10.1%, driven by the ongoing surge in food and energy prices. It now stands at the highest level since February 1982.[418]
- Heavy rain brings flash flooding to southern England.[419]
- 18 August
- The first post-COVID A Level results are published in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the number of students receiving A* grades lower than in 2021, but higher than in 2019 when the last public examinations were sat; 36.4% of A Levels were marked at A* and A in 2022, compared with 44.8% in 2021.[420]
- The latest in a series of strikes is held by rail workers, with only 20% of train services running. RMT boss Mick Lynch warns that the dispute could go on "indefinitely" unless a pay settlement is reached.[421]
- Former SNP (now Independent) MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to breaching COVID-19 rules after being told to self isolate in September 2020.[422]
- 19 August
- Tesco cancels all home deliveries scheduled for after 1pm, due to a technical fault, leading to thousands of complaints.[423]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The latest Office for National Statistics data, covering the first week of August, indicates that 1.7 million people had COVID-19, or one in 40.[424]
- A drought is declared in south west Wales, specifically in north Ceredigion, Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.[425]
- 20 August – A sixth one-day strike is held by railway workers belonging to the RMT union.[426]
- 21 August – Dock workers at Felixstowe, which handles half of the UK's container cargo, walk out for eight days in a dispute over pay, their first strike in 30 years.[427]
- 22 August
- 23 August – A drought is declared in the West Midlands.[432]
- 25 August
- The Royal Entomological Society reports a huge recovery in the number of large blue butterflies in south-west England, following a successful conservation project. Estimated at 20,000 insects, this colony is now the largest in Europe.[433]
- Train drivers at Chiltern Railways, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express belonging to the ASLEF union vote to take strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.[434]
- The first post-pandemic GCSE results are published, and highlight a difference in performance between the regions, with a third of exam results in London being top grades, while the number is a fifth in the north of England.[435]
- 26 August
- Ofgem announces an 80% rise in the price cap on household energy bills, from £1,971 to £3,549.[436] Martin Lewis describes the increase as "catastrophic" and warns that people will die without more government help. The Chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, acknowledges the seriousness of the situation and insists that "help is coming".[437]
- 115,000 postal workers at the Royal Mail stage a walk out in a dispute over pay, with additional strikes planned for 31 August 8 and 9 September.[438]
- 43 protestors are arrested during a Just Stop Oil protest and blockade in London.[439]
- 29 August
Liz Truss pulls out of a scheduled BBC One interview with Nick Robinson, saying she can no longer spare the time.[442]
- 30 August
- 31 August
- Buckingham Palace confirms that the Queen will appoint the next Prime Minister at Balmoral, breaking with tradition by not returning to London to make the appointment.[445]
- Hornsea Project 2 becomes operational in the North Sea, with 165 turbines providing 1.4 GW, making it the world's biggest wind farm.[446]
- By the end of August, pound sterling has experienced its biggest monthly fall since 2016, sliding 5% against the US dollar to reach $1.16 on the currency markets.[447]
September
- 1 September – In one of his last actions as Prime Minister, Johnson confirms that the government will provide £700 million in funding for the Sizewell C nuclear power station.[448]
- 2 September
- Sky News reports that a Cabinet minister and a senior Downing Street aide in the Johnson Government are facing allegations of sexual misconduct following claims made by two women at Westminster.[449]
- Following an 11-hour meeting between unions and council leaders hosted by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh, unions call off school and bin strikes in Scotland.[450]
- Buckingham Palace confirms the Queen will miss the 2022 Braemar Games, which she was scheduled to attend the following day. Prince Charles will attend instead.[451]
- Extinction Rebellion stage a protest in the House of Commons, with three people gluing themselves together next to the Speaker's chair and demanding a "citizens' assembly" to discuss the climate crisis.[452]
- 4 September – A 21-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of trespass after climbing The Shard in central London. Two other men are detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.[453]
- 5 September
Liz Truss is elected as the leader of the Conservative Party, beating Rishi Sunak, winning 57.4% of the members' vote to Sunak's 42.6%.[454]
An Autumn booster jab is offered to adults aged 50 and over, along with vulnerable groups, and key workers such as health staff. This is targeted to work against the Omicron variant.[455]
- 8 September
- Liz Truss announces plans to limit energy bills, with a bill for a typical household capped at £2,500 a year for the next two years. A new six month scheme to limit bills for businesses is also announced.[462]
- In the early afternoon, Buckingham Palace announces that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health. Senior members of the royal family travel to Balmoral to be with her.[463]
- Death of Elizabeth II
At 6:30pm, Buckingham Palace announces that Queen Elizabeth II has died (at 3:10 pm) peacefully, aged 96.[464] [465] [466]
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- 9 September
- The House of Commons begins two days of tributes to the Queen, after which Parliament will be suspended until after 21 September. Liz Truss opens the proceedings by describing the late monarch as "one of the greatest leaders the world has known".[470]
- Across the country, members of the public leave flowers and tributes outside palaces and churches to mark the Queen's passing. Gun salutes are fired in many locations, including British overseas territories such as Gibraltar. King Charles III and Queen Camilla, meet crowds outside Buckingham Palace. In a televised address from inside the palace, Charles renews his mother's "lifelong promise of service", calling her his "darling mama". A service of prayer and reflection is later held at St Paul's Cathedral.[471] The service closes with the first official singing of God Save the King in over 70 years.
- A man is arrested at Birmingham Airport in connection with the 1996 Manchester IRA bombing.[472]
- 10 September
- 11 September – The Queen's coffin is delivered by hearse from Balmoral to Edinburgh. Silent onlookers throw floral tributes along the route, as the cortege makes a six-hour journey to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.[476]
- 12 September
- Charles III addresses Parliament as monarch for the first time, then travels to Edinburgh to lead a procession behind the Queen's coffin.[477]
- Addressing the Scottish Parliament, the King speaks of his 'great admiration' for Scotland.[478]
- COVID-19 in the UK: Data released by the Office for National Statistics indicates that cases of COVID-19 are at their lowest since October 2021, with fewer than a million people (roughly one in 70) with the virus in the last week of August.[479]
- 13 September
- About 33,000 people file through St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, where the Queen lies at rest for 24 hours.[480]
- Later in the day, the Queen's coffin is flown to RAF Northolt before being transported to Buckingham Palace by hearse.[481]
- The King travels to Northern Ireland for a private meeting with senior politicians.[482]
- A 22-year-old man is charged in connection with a breach of the peace after the Duke of York was heckled as he walked behind the Queen's coffin in Edinburgh the previous day.[483]
- Margaret Ferrier, the MP who travelled by train from London to Scotland after receiving a positive COVID test in September 2020, is given 270 hours of community service after previously pleading guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to culpably and recklessly exposing the public to the virus.[484]
- 14 September
- The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace's Bow Room, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state. The first public mourners are then allowed to pay their respects. An estimated 400,000 people are expected to file past the coffin over the next four days, with queues of up to 30 hours stretching for miles along the River Thames.[485] [486]
- Inflation falls slightly, from 10.1% the previous month to 9.9%. Food price inflation continues to be rapid, reaching a 14-year high of 13.1%, but is outweighed in the annual index by a drop in the cost of motor fuels.[487]
- 16 September
- King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Cardiff for a service at Llandaff Cathedral. The King addresses the Senedd in Welsh and English before attending a Welsh Government reception at Cardiff Castle.[488]
- The queue to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall is paused for several hours, after Southwark Park – the end of the five-mile queue – reaches capacity.[489]
- A man is arrested under the Public Order Act after running up the steps to the catafalque and touching the Queen's coffin.[490] [491]
- The pound falls more than 1% against the U.S. dollar and reaches a new 37-year low of $1.13, amid concerns over poor retail figures.[492]
- Two police officers are stabbed in central London, leaving one with a potentially life-changing injury and the other with neck and chest wounds. A man is arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assaulting an emergency worker. The attack is not terror-related or connected to the Queen's death.[493]
- 17 September – The King and Prince William greet some of those queuing outside Westminster Hall. Later, a vigil is held around the coffin by the Queen's grandchildren.[494]
- 18 September
- In a pre-recorded television address, Queen Camilla pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who she describes as being in the "difficult position" of being a "solitary woman" in a male-dominated world.[495]
- At 8.00pm the UK holds a minute's silence in honour of the Queen.[496]
- Large-scale disorder breaks out in Leicester, amid tensions involving mainly young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu communities.[497]
- 19 September – State funeral of Elizabeth II: At 6.30am, public viewing of the Queen's lying-in-state comes to an end. At 8am, the funeral congregation which includes around 100 presidents and heads of government from around the world begins to gather nearby at Westminster Abbey. At 10:30, the Queen's coffin is delivered by gun carriage from Westminster Hall to the abbey, followed inside by the King and other members of the royal family. A service is then held from 11:00 to 12:15, watched by a global audience estimated in the billions. The coffin is then drawn in a 1.5-mile walking procession to Wellington Arch, with crowds of mourners packing the streets of central London, arriving at 13:00. It is then transferred to a hearse, for delivery to Windsor Castle and a committal service at St George's chapel. This is followed by a private ceremony attended by her family in the King George VI Memorial chapel. The Queen is buried alongside her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.[498] [499] [500]
- 21 September – The government announces a scheme that will freeze wholesale gas and electricity prices for businesses for six months from 1 October.[501]
- 22 September
- 23 September
- Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivers an emergency mini-budget in which he announces the biggest tax cuts in the UK since 1972. The 45% top rate of income tax, paid by only the highest earners in England Wales and Northern Ireland, will be scrapped, while the basic rate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be reduced from 20% to 19%. The cap on bankers' bonuses is lifted, and a planned rise in corporation tax is also scrapped. An increase in National Insurance is reversed, while the threshold before stamp duty is paid in England and Northern Ireland is raised to £425,000 for first time buyers and £250,000 for everyone else.[505]
- Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, hints that she is unlikely to match income tax cuts for the highest earners elsewhere in the UK, describing the mini-budget as "reckless".[506]
- Pound sterling falls sharply in response to the government's planned tax cuts, losing 3% against the dollar and dropping below $1.09.[507]
- COVID-19 in the UK: Office for National Statistics data for the week up to 14 September indicates the first rise in COVID-19 infections since mid-July, with one in 70 people having the virus and the largest increase among secondary school students.[508]
- 26 September
- Pound sterling falls again, briefly hitting an all-time low against the dollar of $1.03, before recovering slightly to $1.07.[509]
- EasyJet announces a plan to reach net zero by 2050.[510] [511]
- 27 September
- The royal coat of arms is amended. The Tudor Crown will now be used in place of the St Edward's Crown in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. While Scotland continues to use the Crown of Scotland on the head of the unicorn, while replacing the St. Edward's Crown with the Tudor Crown on the Lion's head, in all depictions of the royal arms.[512]
- The royal cypher of King Charles III, featuring the Tudor Crown, is unveiled. A separate version for Scotland features the Crown of Scotland.[512]
- Sir Keir Starmer delivers his speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, presenting his vision for a "fairer, greener Britain". Alongside a boost in NHS funding, this plan would include a new publicly owned company, Great British Energy, and a target for 100% of the country's electricity being from zero carbon sources by 2030.[513] [514]
- 28 September
- The International Monetary Fund makes an unprecedented criticism of UK fiscal policy, urging the government to re-evaluate the mini-budget.[515]
- In a bid to prevent the collapse of the country's pension funds, whose investments are in government bonds that have become volatile since the announcement of the mini-budget, the Bank of England announces that it will purchase £65 billion of government bonds in order to restore their stability.[516]
- More than 1,000 mortgage products are withdrawn from the market, the highest figure ever recorded by Moneyfacts Group, with many borrowers unable to secure loans or having provisional offers declined.[517] [518]
- 30 September
October
- 1 October
- More than 50,000 rail workers go on a 24-hour strike, the biggest of the year to date, with only 11% of train services running in the UK.[521]
- Thousands of people around the UK attend a series of simultaneous protests against the cost of living crisis, timed to coincide with the jump in gas and electricity unit prices.[522]
- 3 October – Following a backlash, the government announces the cancellation of their plan to abolish the highest income tax band.[523]
- 4 October – The first preliminary hearing of the COVID-19 inquiry is held. Chair Baroness Hallett says those who have suffered will be at the inquiry's heart.[524]
- 5 October
- 6 October – Four people are injured, with three taken to hospital, following a street robbery and stabbing near Liverpool Street station in the heart of London's financial district. Police establish a cordon at the junction of Bishopsgate and Camomile Street but say the attack is not terror-related.[527] [528]
- 7 October
- COVID-19 in the UK: Office for National Statistics data from tests conducted two weeks ago suggests around 1.3 million people (or one in 50) were infected with COVID-19, with a high prevalence in those aged over 70. The news prompts health experts to urge people to avoid contact with vulnerable friends, relatives and colleagues as a precaution.[529]
- Trade minister Conor Burns is dismissed from the government, following allegations of inappropriate behaviour at the Conservative Party Conference.[530]
- 8 October – Another strike is held by rail workers, with only 20% of services running.[531]
- 10 October – The UK imposes sanctions on Iran's morality police, along with five leading political and security officials, following the death of Mahsa Amini.[532] [533]
- 11 October – The Bank of England warns of a "material risk" to financial stability, as the government's borrowing costs rise sharply again.[534]
- 12 October – The Crown Dependency of Guernsey will issue Guernsey Post stamps featuring the Royal cypher of King Charles III from November.[535]
- 14 October
- 15 October – The delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup begins.[545]
- 17 October – The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivers an emergency statement to the Commons, in which he announces that the government "will reverse almost all the tax measures" from the mini-budget. The reconfigured budget will raise £32bn, out of the £70bn needed to close the funding gap.[546]
- 19 October
- Truss takes her first Prime Minister's Questions after cancelling most of the mini-budget. She tells the Commons she is "completely committed" to raising pensions in line with inflation, per the "triple lock" guarantee.[547]
- Suella Braverman resigns as Home Secretary after sending an official document from her personal email to a fellow MP, a serious breach of ministerial rules. She is succeeded by Grant Shapps.[548]
- The government wins a vote on its fracking plans by 326 to 230, a majority of 96. The vote is characterised as 'chaotic', with Conservative MPs unsure whether the vote would be treated as a vote of confidence in the government, and MPs alleging that bullying and manhandling took place in the voting lobby. However, ministers deny these claims, with Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg saying to "characterise it as bullying was mistaken".[549]
- Inflation in September rises slightly, back to its July level of 10.1%, up from 9.9% in August.[550]
- 20 October – Liz Truss announces her pending resignation as Prime Minister after just 45 days. Her tenure will be the shortest of any Prime Minister in UK history. Her successor will be elected in a Conservative leadership contest, to be completed in the next week.[551]
- 21 October
Penny Mordaunt becomes the first MP to announce their candidacy.[553]
- Rishi Sunak announces his candidacy for the leadership election and is reported to have secured the required number of more than 100 nominations from MPs.[554]
- Boris Johnson announces that he will not stand for re-election as PM and Conservative leader, despite being widely expected to do so, saying it would "not be the right thing to do. You can't govern effectively unless you have a united party in parliament."[555]
- 24 October
Rishi Sunak becomes the new Leader of the Conservative Party, and the Prime minister–designate, after Penny Mordaunt, the only other contender, drops out of the leadership contest.[556] Upon taking over from Liz Truss, he will be the UK's first British Asian Prime Minister, and at 42 the country's youngest leader in over 200 years.[557]
- The NHS launches 'Our Future Health', one of the world's largest health and genetic data gathering projects, aimed at creating a long-term repository of information for researchers. Five million UK adults are invited to participate.[558] [559]
- 25 October
- Liz Truss makes her final speech outside 10 Downing Street, in which she defends her economic policies and insists that "brighter days lie ahead" for the UK.[560]
- Rishi Sunak officially becomes Prime Minister as the King asks him to form a new government. In his first speech, Sunak pays tribute to his predecessors, but acknowledges that "some mistakes were made". He promises to "place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this government's agenda".[561]
- 26 October
- Sunak takes his first Prime Minister's Questions. Opposition MPs question his appointment of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, given her resignation over a data breach the previous week.[562] Sunak defends his choice, explaining that "the Home Secretary made an error of judgment but she recognised that she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake."[563]
- Sunak reimposes a ban on fracking in the UK, undoing the plan by Liz Truss, and in line with the Conservative Party's original election manifesto of 2019.[564]
- More than a dozen protesters from Just Stop Oil are arrested after blocking Piccadilly in central London and spray painting luxury car showrooms in nearby Mayfair.[565]
- 28 October
- The first televised sentencing at a murder trial in England and Wales takes place at the Old Bailey. This follows the first televised manslaughter sentencing on 28 July. Jemma Mitchell, 38, is given a minimum term of 34 years for killing and decapitating 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong at her London home in June 2021.[566]
- COVID-19 in the UK: Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 17 October indicates around two million COVID-19 infections in the UK, roughly one in 30 people with the virus. These figures are relatively similar to those for the previous week.[567]
- The Royal Mint begins manufacturing coins featuring the new effigy of King Charles III.[568]
- 29 October – The Mail on Sunday alleges that Russian spies gained access to Liz Truss's phone during her time as foreign secretary, and that the details were suppressed by then-prime minister Boris Johnson and cabinet secretary Simon Case.[569]
- 30 October – A man kills himself after throwing incendiary devices at a Border Force processing centre in Dover, Kent, where asylum seekers are taken after being rescued in the English Channel.[570] [571]
- 31 October – Just Stop Oil activists target buildings used by the Home Office, MI5, the Bank of England and News Corp, spraying orange paint on each and demanding an end to new oil and gas licences.[572]
November
- 1 November – Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock is suspended from the Conservative Party after joining the cast of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[573] He will now sit as an independent MP.[574]
- 3 November
- The Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.75 percentage points to 3%, the biggest hike since 1989, and forecasts a recession until 2024.[575]
- After a year's delay, the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup begins in England.[576]
- 4 November
- Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris indefinitely postpones plans for a snap Northern Ireland Assembly election.[577]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The latest Office for National Statistics data indicates there were 1.9 million COVID-19 cases in the week up to 24 October, with around one in 35 people having the virus. Cases in England and Wales fell from the previous week, while there was a slight rise in Northern Ireland, with figures uncertain for Scotland.[578]
- 7 November
- Multiple junctions of the M25 are closed as Just Stop Oil stage their latest protests.[579]
- The world's first clinical trial of laboratory grown red blood cells transfused into people begins at the University of Bristol.[580] [581]
- 8 November – Sir Gavin Williamson resigns as Minister of State without Portfolio after allegations of bullying were made against him.[582]
- 11 November
- ONS figures show that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the three months to September.[583] [584]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The latest Office for National Statistics data indicates a general fall in the number of cases of COVID-19 in the UK, with 1.5 million people testing positive for the virus in the week up to 1 November. This represents an 18% fall on the previous week, and appears to indicate the latest wave of cases is receding.[585]
- 14 November – The UK agrees a revised deal with France to try to reduce the number of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats. UK police officers will work with French authorities in control rooms and on beaches, with officer numbers patrolling the French coast increasing from 200 to 300; the UK will pay France £63m this year, up from £55m last year.[586]
- 16 November
- Inflation reaches 11.1% for October, up from 10.1% the previous month. Food price inflation is even higher, rising from 14.6% to 16.4%, its highest level since 1977.[587]
- The Civil Aviation Authority grants an operating licence to Spaceport Cornwall, enabling the first satellite launches from the UK.[588]
- 17 November – The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivers his autumn statement to the House of Commons.[589]
- 18 November – COVID-19 in the UK: Data released by the Office for National Statistics for the week up to 8 November indicate 1.1 million people tested positive for COVID-19, a 27% fall from 1.5 million the previous week. In England the number of cases is shown as being under a million for the first time since September.[590]
- 19 November – Gareth Swarbrick, CEO of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, is sacked with immediate effect, following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in a mould-ridden flat.[591]
- 21 November – England and Wales play their first matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the latter having qualified for the first time in 64 years.[592] [593]
- 23 November
- 24 November
- Net migration into the UK hits an all-time high of 504,000 in the year to June, partly driven by the conflict in Ukraine, those fleeing persecution in Hong Kong, and the resettlement of Afghan refugees.[597]
- A ten-fold increase in hospitalisation from influenza is reported, compared to the same period a year previously.[598] NHS bosses urge the public to get the latest vaccines for both flu and COVID-19.[599]
- 25 November
- 26 November
- The latest in a long-running series of train strikes is held across the UK, with train drivers at 11 companies walking out in a dispute over pay.[602]
- An independent review into the London Fire Brigade finds an "institutionally misogynist and racist" culture within the organisation.[603]
- 29 November
- The proportion of people in England and Wales describing themselves as Christian falls below half for the first time, according to data released from the ONS.[604]
- 600,000 of the approximately 1.3 million free range turkeys in the UK are reported to have died or been culled, due to bird flu.[605]
December
Labour hold the City of Chester with a 61% vote share in the first by-election of Rishi Sunak's premiership. Samantha Dixon is elected with a 10,974 majority, Labour's best ever result in the seat.[607]
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data for the week up to 21 November indicates COVID-19 infections in the UK have risen above one million again following a 6% increase from 972,400 the previous week. Infections have also risen in England for the first time since mid-October.[608]
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- 7 December – The government approves Woodhouse Colliery, the UK's first new coal mine in decades, despite concerns about the climate impact.[613] [614]
- 9 December
- Royal Mail workers begin a wave of strikes in the run-up to Christmas, with more than 115,000 staff walking out in a dispute over pay and conditions.[615]
- Santander are fined £107.8m by the Financial Conduct Authority over "serious and persistent gaps" in its anti-money laundering controls which enabled "financial crime".[616] [617]
- Jeremy Hunt announces the Edinburgh Reforms, the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the Big Bang of the 1980s, a package of more than 30 actions designed to "cut red tape" and "turbocharge growth".[618] Critics warn that the measures risk a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.[619]
- The government announces a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop the Tempest, a new fighter jet using artificial intelligence. It will replace the Typhoon and enter service in 2035.[620] [621]
- COVID-19 in the UK: The latest Office for National Statistics data indicates 1.1 million tested positive for COVID-19 in the week up to 26 November, roughly 1.7% of the population. The data also shows the number of cases has increased slightly in England and Northern Ireland, but not in Scotland and Wales.[622]
- 10 December – Ten people are killed by a gas explosion in St Helier, Jersey.[623] [624] [625]
- 11 December
- Four boys aged 6, 8, 10 and 11, are taken to hospital in critical condition after being rescued when they fell through ice at Babbs Mill Lake in Birmingham,[626] but are unable to be revived.[627] [628]
- The UK experiences its coldest night of the year so far, with heavy snowfall in many places, and temperatures as low as −15.6 °C in Scotland.[629]
- 12 December – The UK's coldest day since December 2010 is provisionally recorded by the Met Office, with Braemar in Aberdeenshire remaining consistently below −9.3 °C (15 °F).[630]
- 13 December
- An even colder temperature low of −17.3 °C is recorded overnight, once again in Braemar, Aberdeenshire. About 3,800 homes are left without power in Shetland, following heavy snow.[631]
- The latest in a series of train strikes is held, after members of the RMT union reject a new pay offer. Additional strikes are planned for 14, 16, and 17 December.[632]
- The Newborn Genomes Programme is announced by the government. It will conduct whole genome sequencing of 100,000 newborns, the largest study of its kind in the world, to aid research into the diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic conditions.[633] [634]
- 14 December
- 15 December
Labour hold the constituency with a 69.6% vote share, their best ever result in the seat, but turnout is just 25.8%. Andrew Western is the newly elected MP.[639]
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- 16 December – A rapid surge in flu is reported, with hospital admissions from the virus overtaking those of COVID-19.[641]
- 17 December – A woman dies and two others remain critically injured following a crowd crush at London's Brixton Academy two days previously.[642]
- 19 December
The High Court rules that the British government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda while their application is ongoing is lawful.[643]
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- 20 December – The Bank of England unveils a new look to the Series G banknotes featuring King Charles III. No additional changes will be made to the existing designs of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, which will enter circulation from mid-2024.[645]
- 21 December – Ambulance workers go on strike across much of England and Wales.
- 23 December
- Border Force staff, who are members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), go on strike for eight days until 31 December, except on 27 December.
- The first male European bison joins an all-female herd as part of the Wilder Blean project in Kent, an effort to reintroduce the animals in the United Kingdom after 12,000 years.[646]
- 24 December – Wallasey pub shooting: Five people are shot at a pub in Merseyside, resulting in the death of a 26-year-old woman and four men injured, one critically. A man and a woman are arrested three days later in connection with the shooting.
- 25 December – King Charles praises "wonderfully kind people" helping those in need and sympathises with struggling families in his first Christmas broadcast.[647]
- 29 December – COVID-19 in the UK: Following China's recent decision to end its zero-COVID policy, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the possibility of imposing restrictions on visitors from the country is 'under review'.[648] The following day, it is confirmed that passengers arriving in England from China will have to provide a negative test before they board a flight.[649]
Deaths
See main article: 2022 deaths in the United Kingdom.
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- Web site: 9 February 2022. Oxford's JET lab smashes nuclear fusion energy output record . 9 February 2022. BBC News.
- Web site: 10 February 2022. Truss in tense Moscow talks as UK pushes diplomacy . 10 February 2022. BBC News.
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- Web site: 11 February 2022. UK economy rebounds with fastest growth since WW2 . 11 February 2022. BBC News.
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- Web site: 13 February 2022. Russia-Ukraine crisis: Whiff of Munich in the air, says Ben Wallace . 13 February 2022. BBC News.
- Web site: 14 February 2022. Post Office scandal ruined lives, inquiry hears . 14 February 2022. BBC News.
- Web site: 15 February 2022. Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case . 15 February 2022. BBC News.
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- Web site: 16 February 2022. Storm Dudley: Thousands of people lose electricity due to damage. 16 February 2022. BBC News.
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- Web site: Over £175 million for cutting-edge genomics research. 13 December 2022. 13 December 2022. Gov.uk.
- News: Four people dead after migrant boat incident. BBC News . 14 December 2022. 14 December 2022.
- News: Dominic Raab: Five more complaints about justice secretary being investigated, No 10 says. BBC News . 14 December 2022. 14 December 2022.
- News: Zara Aleena murder: Jordan McSweeney jailed for at least 38 years. The Guardian . 14 December 2022. 15 December 2022. www.guardian.com. Weaver . Matthew .
- Web site: Nurses hold biggest strike in NHS history. 15 December 2022. 15 December 2022. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: 16 December 2022. Labour win Stretford and Urmston by-election with emphatic majority. 16 December 2022. The Independent. en.
- News: UK interest rates raised to highest level for 14 years. BBC News . 15 December 2022. 15 December 2022.
- News: Flu hospital admission rates shoot up to overtake Covid. BBC News . 16 December 2022. 16 December 2022.
- News: Brixton Academy: Woman dies after Asake concert crush. BBC News . 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
- Web site: UK's controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda ruled lawful by court . 19 December 2022 .
- News: Jeremy Clarkson says he is 'horrified' over Meghan column. BBC News . 19 December 2022. 19 December 2022.
- News: First pictures of King Charles banknotes revealed. BBC News . 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022.
- News: Bull release completes UK's first wild bison herd in millennia. The Guardian . 24 December 2022. 25 December 2022.
- News: King Charles' first Christmas speech reflects cost-of-living crisis. BBC News . 25 December 2022. 25 December 2022.
- News: Government appears to backtrack on position on Covid tests for China arrivals. Evening Standard . 29 December 2022. 29 December 2022.
- News: China Covid: England to require negative test for arrivals. BBC News . 30 December 2022. 30 December 2022.
