Pirate Party UK
Political party in the United Kingdom
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| 2023 | Pirate Party UK publicly opposed the Online Safety Act 2023, criticizing its potential for mass surveillance and undermining private conversations, encryption, and digital privacy rights. |
| December 14 2023 | Received approval from the Electoral Commission and re-launched the party, committing to support transgender rights. |
| December 14 2023 | The Electoral Commission approved the application to re-register the Pirate Party UK. |
| August 10 2023 | Submitted an application to the Electoral Commission to restart the party. |
| March 11 2023 | Lucy Maber becomes leader of the Pirate Party UK. |
| November 9 2020 | Harley Faggetter's leadership period ends. |
| November 9 2020 | The Pirate Party UK was de-registered as a political party by the Electoral Commission. |
| October 7 2020 | Announced the results of a vote to dissolve the party, with 73% voting in favor (33 Yes, 9 No, 3 Abstain). |
| October 7 2020 | The Pirate Party UK announced its decision to dissolve. |
| 2019 | Pirate Party UK experienced a decline in membership, reducing to 228 members from the previous year. |
| October 29 2019 | Issued a General Election Statement deciding not to field candidates in the December 2019 general election to prevent vote splitting. |
| 2018 | Pirate Party UK reported a membership of 260 members during this year. |
| November 24 2017 | Harley Faggetter becomes leader of the Pirate Party UK. |
| October 26 2017 | David A Elston's leadership period ends. |
| May 17 2017 | Launched manifesto for the 2017 general election in Vauxhall, in front of the MI6 building. |
| February 3 2017 | David A Elston returns as acting leader of the Pirate Party UK. |
| 2016 | A leaked report by official drug advisers prompted the Pirate Party UK to announce support for the decriminalization of drug possession. |
| February 19 2016 | Leadership becomes vacant after a brief acting leadership period. |
| February 10 2016 | David A Elston becomes acting leader of the Pirate Party UK. |
| November 26 2015 | Leadership becomes vacant after Cris Chesha's term ends. |
| July 29 2015 | Will Tovey was elected as the new deputy chair of the board, replacing Andrew Robinson. |
| July 4 2015 | Cris Chesha becomes leader of the Pirate Party UK, replacing George Walkden. |
| June 18 2015 | Andrew Norton stepped down as chair of the board, replaced by Andrew Robinson. |
| May 9 2015 | Loz Kaye's leadership ends, and George Walkden becomes interim leader of the Pirate Party UK. |
| March 21 2015 | Completed crowdsourcing of party manifesto using Reddit. |
| September 27 2010 | Loz Kaye takes over leadership of Pirate Party UK, succeeding the previous interim period. |
| September 26 2010 | Laurence 'Loz' Kaye was elected as the new party leader, succeeding Andrew Robinson, with a key aim of building the party's political structure. |
| August 23 2010 | Leadership becomes vacant after Andrew Robinson's term ends. |
| March 30 2010 | The party declared its intent to stand ten candidates across England and Scotland. |
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