7.3 - PM + Cabinet - Cabinet Flashcards
THE FUNCTIONS OF CABINET
THE FUNCTIONS OF CABINET
When does the cabinet usually meet?
Thursday morning for 2 hours
What happens if a member of the cabinet cannot publicly agree to a policy determined by cabinet?
They should have to resign and join the back benches
What was a key cabinet meeting in 2018?
Key cabinet meeting at Chequers to determine what the government’s bargaining position should be in the final stages of Brexit
What is cabinet’s role when there is controversial legislation to be introduced into Parliament?
How the legislation is best presented
What can cabinet act as a final court of appeal for?
Conflicts between departments
HOW IS THE CABINET SELECTED?
HOW IS THE CABINET SELECTED?
Who are prime ministers essentially forced to appoint to cabinet?
‘Big beasts’ of their party
Who did Blair appoint as Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he was the 2nd largest figure in the Labour party?
Gordon Brown
What reformist Labour MP was appointed as Health Secretary after Labour’s general election victory in 2001 to help continue Blair’s modernisation programme?
Alan Milburn
Who did Theresa May sack as Chancellor in 2016 as part of removing the ‘chumocracy’ David Cameron had created?
George Osborne
What weakened Thatcher’s position from 1986 onwards?
Michael Heseltine’s resignation
Who did Blair appoint as Deputy Prime Minister to appease the left-wing of the Labour party?
John Prescott
What 2 remain MPs did Theresa May have in her cabinet?
- Philip Hammond
- Amber Rudd
What 2 leave MPs did Theresa May have in her cabinet?
- Boris Johnson
- David Davis
Who was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister in the Coalition government?
Nick Clegg - leader of the Liberal Democrats
What was a large reason for the failure of Liz Truss’ government?
She did not bring in opposition to cabinet
Who did Liz Truss replace Kwasi Kwarteng with as Chancellor, who reversed all her economic policies?
Jeremy Hunt
Who did Liz Truss replace Suella Braverman with as Home Secretary, who was much more moderate?
Grant Shapps
HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE CABINET?
HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE CABINET?
What is the Prime Minister supposed to be in cabinet, which has been undermined by recent Prime Ministers?
First among equals
What do some people now claim about the UK government?
It is now a prime-ministerial government rather than a cabinet government
What did writer Robert Harris say Tony Blair had?
‘Messianic tendencies’
What was cabinet’s only decision in the first eight months of Tony Blair’s premiership?
To delegate the matter of the Millennium Dome to the Prime Minister
