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Leader of the House of Commons

For equivalent positions in other countries, see Leader of the House (disambiguation).

United Kingdom
Leader of the
House of Commons
Incumbent
Lucy Powell
since 5 July 2024
Cabinet Office
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
StyleThe Right Honourable
Formation4 April 1721
First holderSir Robert Walpole
Salary£159,038 per annum (2022)[1]
(including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
Websitewww.gov.uk/leader-commons
Political offices in the UK government
Arms of the British Government
Arms of the British Government
List of political offices

The Leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements.[citation needed] The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.[3]

The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by Lucy Powell, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by Keir Starmer.

  1. ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Leader of the House of Commons – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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