7.3 - PM + Cabinet - Cabinet

Question 1

THE FUNCTIONS OF CABINET

Answer 1

THE FUNCTIONS OF CABINET

Question 2

When does the cabinet usually meet?

Answer 2

Thursday morning for 2 hours

Question 3

What happens if a member of the cabinet cannot publicly agree to a policy determined by cabinet?

Answer 3

They should have to resign and join the back benches

Question 4

What was a key cabinet meeting in 2018?

Answer 4

Key cabinet meeting at Chequers to determine what the government’s bargaining position should be in the final stages of Brexit

Question 5

What is cabinet’s role when there is controversial legislation to be introduced into Parliament?

Answer 5

How the legislation is best presented

Question 6

What can cabinet act as a final court of appeal for?

Answer 6

Conflicts between departments

Question 7

HOW IS THE CABINET SELECTED?

Answer 7

HOW IS THE CABINET SELECTED?

Question 8

Who are prime ministers essentially forced to appoint to cabinet?

Answer 8

‘Big beasts’ of their party

Question 9

Who did Blair appoint as Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he was the 2nd largest figure in the Labour party?

Answer 9

Gordon Brown

Question 10

What reformist Labour MP was appointed as Health Secretary after Labour’s general election victory in 2001 to help continue Blair’s modernisation programme?

Answer 10

Alan Milburn

Question 11

Who did Theresa May sack as Chancellor in 2016 as part of removing the ‘chumocracy’ David Cameron had created?

Answer 11

George Osborne

Question 12

What weakened Thatcher’s position from 1986 onwards?

Answer 12

Michael Heseltine’s resignation

Question 13

Who did Blair appoint as Deputy Prime Minister to appease the left-wing of the Labour party?

Answer 13

John Prescott

Question 14

What 2 remain MPs did Theresa May have in her cabinet?

Answer 14

• Philip Hammond
• Amber Rudd

Question 15

What 2 leave MPs did Theresa May have in her cabinet?

Answer 15

• Boris Johnson
• David Davis

Question 16

Who was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister in the Coalition government?

Answer 16

Nick Clegg - leader of the Liberal Democrats

Question 17

What was a large reason for the failure of Liz Truss’ government?

Answer 17

She did not bring in opposition to cabinet

Question 18

Who did Liz Truss replace Kwasi Kwarteng with as Chancellor, who reversed all her economic policies?

Answer 18

Jeremy Hunt

Question 19

Who did Liz Truss replace Suella Braverman with as Home Secretary, who was much more moderate?

Answer 19

Grant Shapps

Question 20

HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE CABINET?

Answer 20

HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE CABINET?

Question 21

What is the Prime Minister supposed to be in cabinet, which has been undermined by recent Prime Ministers?

Answer 21

First among equals

Question 22

What do some people now claim about the UK government?

Answer 22

It is now a prime-ministerial government rather than a cabinet government

Question 23

What did writer Robert Harris say Tony Blair had?

Answer 23

‘Messianic tendencies’

Question 24

What was cabinet’s only decision in the first eight months of Tony Blair’s premiership?

Answer 24

To delegate the matter of the Millennium Dome to the Prime Minister

Question 25

Who was the Downing Street Chief of Communications under Labour?

Answer 25

Alastair Campbell

Question 26

RANDOM STATS

Answer 26

RANDOM STATS

Question 27

Who refused to be demoted from his position as Health Secretary and actually got promoted to Health and Social Care Secretary?

Answer 27

Jeremy Hunt

Question 28

Who was accused of leaking cabinet discussions to the press in order to be portrayed favourably?

Answer 28

Liz Truss