3.2 ministerial responsibility

Question 1

example of the minister not resigning over failure of policy in their department

Answer 1

Gavin Williamson’s didn’t resign after the a level algorithm and u turn in 2020

Question 2

what reasons should a individual minister resign for

Answer 2

• policy failure of their department
• administrative failure
• misleading parlaiemnt
• personal failures

Question 3

example of IMR working over misleading parliament

Answer 3

amber rudd resigned after misleading the home affairs select committee over windrush scandal

Question 4

example of IMR working due to personal issues

Answer 4

pritti patel resigned after being caught having undeclared meeting with israli government

Michael fallon resigned after sexual misconduct claims

chris hunne 2012 resigned after perverting cource of justice speeding ticket

Question 5

example of IMR failing to make someone resign for having bad policy?

Answer 5

gavin williamson didn’t reign after the 2020 algorithm made so many a lelvel studnets miss out on grades needed for uni whilst allowing private schools to give much higher grades

Question 6

example of IMR failing to make someone resign for misleading parlaiemnt

Answer 6

2022 BJ was fined for having parties in lockdown when he told parlaiemnt that he wasnt at any of tem.
clearly misleading parliament but didnt resign

Question 7

CMR

Answer 7

whole cabinet should resign if :
- leader faces vote of no confidence

also:

• descisions and arguments should be kep discreet to cabinet
• have to agree in public and disagree in private
• is a minister cannot being themsleves to agree they must resign to backbench

Question 8

example of whole cabinet resigning

Answer 8

callaghans cabinet after suffering vote of no confidence

Question 9

limits to CMR coalition

Answer 9

coalition agreement suspended CMR by allowing the lib dems to speak out about Trident renewal, nuclear weapons and the AV referdum of 2011

Question 10

limits to CMR brexit

Answer 10

CMR was suspended allowing cabient memebrs to disagree over brexit.
ex remainers like cameron and stanuch euroscepticts like gove

Question 11

example of ministers going against gov

Answer 11

2019 3 ministers rudd, gove and clarke voted against governemnt on having a ‘no-deal’ brexit

Question 12

example of CMR working

Answer 12

2003 robin cook resigned as leader of the house of commons back to the backbenches as he wouldnt agree wit the preparation of military intervention in iraq as he didnt beleive that saadam hussin posed a large threat to security