Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)

Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Rishi Sunak since 5 July 2024
Official Opposition Parliament of the United Kingdom Leader of the Opposition's Office
Style	Leader of the Opposition (informal) The Right Honourable (formal)
Member of	House of Commons Shadow Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Largest political party in the House of Commons that is not in government
Term length	While leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons that is not in government
Inaugural holder	The Lord Grenville
Formation	March 1807 1 July 1937 (Statutory)
Deputy	Shadow First Secretary of State
Salary	£144,649[1] (including £81,932 MP salary[2])
Website	His Majesty's Official Opposition: The Shadow Cabinet

The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is normally the leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons.

The current Leader of the Opposition is Rishi Sunak, the Leader of the Conservative Party. Sunak assumed the position on 5 July 2024, after his party lost the 2024 election.^[3]

1. ↑ "Appendix 3: Ministerial salaries – salary entitlements" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
2. ↑ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
3. ↑ "Rishi Sunak resigns after stunning UK election loss". Al Jazeera. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.