Home Secretary
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
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| Home Office | |
| Style | Home Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (UK and the Commonwealth) |
| Status | Great Office of State |
| Member of | Cabinet Privy Council National Security Council |
| Reports to | The prime minister |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Appointer | The Crown on advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 27 March 1782 |
| First holder | Earl of Shelburne |
| Website | www |
The home secretary in the United Kingdom is a senior minister of the British Government and the head of the Home Office. Since 5 July 2024, the office has been held by Yvette Cooper. She is responsible for immigration, the police and other matters relating to the safety of the United Kingdom.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "David Lammy New UK Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper Interior Minister". Barron's. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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