Claire Beresford

Official Portrait of Claire Beresford, 3rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

## Occupational Details

### Position

* 3rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (formerly)
* Leader of UKIP (formerly)
* Foreign Secretary (formerly)
* Justice Secretary (formerly)

## Personal Details

### Affiliation

* Independent (2020-)
* UKIP (2020)
* Conservative Party (2019 - 2020)

**Claire Beresford** was a British politician and media tycoon who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

Before ascending to the premiership, she served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice, and Member of Parliament for Windsor.

## Ministerial Career

### Member of Parliament

Beresford represented the constituency of Windsor in the House of Commons during her time in Matthew Johnson's Government. When leading UKIP, she returned to the post.

### Lord Chancellor & Justice Secretary (2019)

For a minor part of her career, Beresford was Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice. During her tenure, she was very vocal about freedom of the press, which was regarded by critics as most likely due to her own personal executive role within popular news network "Kommune."

### Foreign Secretary (2019-2020)

The post of Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs was one held by Beresford for the longest. While representing Foreign Office, she met with numerous nations, including those within the G7.

## Opposition Benches (2020)

### Conservative Party Leadership Selection

When Matthew Johnson resigned as Prime Minister, a leadership contest began within the party. Beresford stood for the role, followed by Donovan Moore and Conservative outsider Charles Kraft.

After weeks of deliberation, Johnson finally announced Moore as the party's next leader, subsequently making him the next Prime Minister. Rumours circulated that Beresford was angered by the decision, bringing her closer to creating a movement to remove the new Prime Minister at the time.

### UK Independence Party

Less than a month after the Conservative leadership selection process, Beresford announced the creation of the UK Independence Party with her as its leader.

Upon getting registered, Beresford became Leader of the Opposition.

#### Vocal Issues

UKIP was particularly noted for its commitment to anti-bullying, being able to host a widely-supported party sponsored event.

#### Controversy

When UKIP was deregistered for breaking three electoral rules, to which it had agreed to before-hand, the party organised demonstrations claiming that the Conservatives were "silencing the movement." The Electoral Commission responded indirectly that its actions are impartial in regards to all registrations and deregistrations.

##### Quid Pro Quo Allegations

Alongside the deregistration of her party, Beresford herself was deported after the EC handed the Home Office with conclusive evidence that she was conspiring with then-German Chancellor Christian Mayer (James Isaksen) to cease power from the Government. Mayer publicly admitted that he willingly created an "alt account" to bypass immigration and to form a political party that would be in a coalition with UKIP, in exchange for influence in the House of Commons.

Despite Mayer revealing the truth behind the allegations, Beresford denied them and continued to state that her deportation was "unjust".

##### Campaigning Style

During Beresford's leadership, the Conservatives blamed her party for "pure hatred towards a successful contender and a complete disregard for policy," due to consistent attack ads solely aimed at the Prime Minister with the aim to remove him from office.

## Prime Minister (2020)

Beresford became Prime Minister on 12 July 2020, after the incumbent Prime Minister decided to step back. She served for a total of 37 days, joining future short-term leaders.

During her tenure, Beresford has no opposition, hence keeping Parliament dissolved. A few cabinet appointments followed after her own, but no records of any legislative efforts or other decisions were made available to the public.

## Kommune (2019-2020)

Beresford was the CEO and sole employee of Kommune, a news network that was not registered in any nation, according to past records.