2016 in United Kingdom politics and government

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February

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  • 9 February – The Welsh Assembly votes for legislation to protect the historic environment and make the maintenance of records mandatory; this makes Wales the first part of the UK, and one of the first countries in the world, to legislate for the protection of historic environment records.[8]
  • 20 February – David Cameron announces that Britain will hold a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union on 23 June.[9]
  • 21 February – Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces he is to campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.[10]

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August

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  • No events.

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  1. ^ "Declassified records reveal Scottish executive's early days". BBC News. BBC. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Labour reshuffle: Shadow ministers quit in protest". BBC News. BBC. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "£1,500 grants for homes and businesses hit by floods". BBC News. BBC. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Labour's Catherine McKinnell quits shadow cabinet". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Arlene Foster is first woman elected as leader of DUP". 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ "MPs back calls for English national anthem". BBC News. BBC. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Better Together fined by Electoral Commission over referendum spending". BBC News. BBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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  9. ^ "EU referendum: Cameron announces date of vote". BBC News. BBC. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  10. ^ "EU referendum: Time to vote for real change, says Boris Johnson". BBC News. BBC. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Key points of Budget 2015: At-a-glance". BBC News. BBC. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Iain Duncan Smith quits over planned disability benefit changes". BBC News. BBC. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Stephen Crabb replaces Iain Duncan Smith". BBC News. BBC. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Stephen Crabb replaces Iain Duncan Smith". BBC News. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Tata Steel crisis: Cameron to hold emergency meeting". MSN. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Appointment of Lord Justice Clerk". Scottish Courts and Tribunals. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  17. ^ McArdle, Helen (13 April 2016). "Scotland appoints first female Lord Justice Clerk". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  18. ^ "EU referendum campaign gets under way as both sides prepare to bring out the heavyweights". International Business Times. Microsoft (MSN). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Austerity protest: Thousands rally in London against cuts". BBC News. BBC. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  20. ^ "Welsh Election 2016: Labour just short as UKIP wins seats". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  21. ^ Devenport, Mark (7 May 2016). "NI Assembly election reflection". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan promises a 'better' London". BBC News. BBC. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Lord Beckett joins Scottish bench". Scottish Legal News. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Queen's Speech: Prison shake-up at heart of new laws". BBC News. BBC. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Carwyn Jones reappointed first minister after Labour-Plaid deal". BBC News. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  26. ^ "Sexism row over Neil Hamilton's maiden assembly speech". BBC News. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  27. ^ "Alistair Clark QC made Senator of the College of Justice". Scottish Legal News. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  28. ^ "Lord Ericht joins the bench". Scottish Legal News. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  29. ^ "Ministers reject calls to end Westminster Welsh language ban". BBC News. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  30. ^ "Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack". BBC News. BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  31. ^ "Pringle of Stichill baronetcy battle won by accountant". BBC News. BBC. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  32. ^ "EU referendum: Leave and Remain clash in BBC Great Debate". BBC News. BBC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  33. ^ "EU Referendum Results – BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  34. ^ a b "Brexit: David Cameron to quit after UK votes to leave EU". BBC News. BBC. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  35. ^ "EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn vows to fight for leadership and reshape cabinet". BBC News. BBC. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  36. ^ "Nicole Sturgeon says MSPs at Holyrood could veto Brexit". BBC News. BBC. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  37. ^ "Osborne: UK in a position of strength". BBC News. BBC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  38. ^ "Labour MPs pass no-confidence motion in Jeremy Corbyn". BBC News. BBC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  39. ^ "Michael Gove and Theresa May enter Conservative race". BBC News. BBC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  40. ^ "Boris Johnson rules himself out of Conservative leader race". BBC News. BBC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  41. ^ "UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands down". BBC News. BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  42. ^ "Chilcot report: Tony Blair's Iraq War case not justified". BBC News. BBC. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  43. ^ "Angela Eagle launches leader bid 'to heal Labour'". BBC News. BBC. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  44. ^ a b "Theresa May set to be UK PM after Andrea Leadsom quits". BBC News. BBC. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  45. ^ "Boris Johnson made foreign secretary by Theresa May". BBC News. BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  46. ^ "Theresa May shakes up government with new-look cabinet". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  47. ^ "MPs vote to renew Trident weapons system". BBC News. BBC. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  48. ^ "David Cameron quits as Conservative MP for Witney". BBC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  49. ^ "Alun Cairns hails 'new era' for devolution to Wales". BBC News. BBC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  50. ^ "Boundary Commission map cuts Welsh MPs by a quarter". BBC News. BBC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  51. ^ "Hinkley Point: UK approves nuclear plant deal". BBC. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  52. ^ "Diane James becomes UKIP leader". BBC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  53. ^ "Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn defeats Owen Smith". BBC News. BBC. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  54. ^ "UKIP's Diane James quits as leader after 18 days". Sky News. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  55. ^ "Fracking in Lancashire given go-ahead by government". BBC News. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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  57. ^ "Third runway at Heathrow cleared for takeoff by ministers". BBC News. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  58. ^ "Zac Goldsmith immediately quits as Tory MP for Richmond Park in protest over Heathrow expansion". The Telegraph. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  59. ^ "Autumn Statement 2016". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  60. ^ Jones, Stephen (23 November 2016). "Chancellor stuns MPs by revealing it's his first and last Autumn Statement". mirror. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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  62. ^ "Paul Nuttall elected as UKIP leader". BBC News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  63. ^ "Investigatory Powers Act 2016 — UK Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  64. ^ "Frank Mulholland QC installed as Senator of the College of Justice" (Press release). Judiciary of Scotland. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.