Collective Ministerial Responsibility

Question 1

What evidence of Priti Patel shows that collective ministerial responsibility is not being shown

Answer 1

Response to border control (2021)
- gov should have controlled its borders + closed them at a faster rate during covid

Question 2

What evidence for Robin Cooke -leader of HoC shows that collective ministerial responsibility is not being shown

Answer 2

Openly gave his public opinion -> Blair decision on Iraq war
Later resigned
(Problem is he didn’t resign quietly )

Question 3

What evidence for Bojo shows that collective ministerial responsibility is not being shown ?

Answer 3

-Chequers agreement
Openly made remarks criticising her
Called May “unfit to rule”
THEN RESIGNED BUT PUBLICLY GAVE OPNION FIRST

Question 4

What evidence for Bojo shows that collective ministerial responsibility is being shown ?

Answer 4

Response to Covid
-cabinet demonstrated CMR in implementing measures like lockdown and vaccine rollout
-internal disagreements about specific strategies reported BUT cabinet members publicly supported

Question 5

What evidence for Cameron and Clegg shows that collective ministerial responsibility is being shown ?

Answer 5

Austerity measures
-coalition gov disagreements between consv and dems during discussions BUT final policies were collectively endorsed in public

Question 6

What evidence for Cameron and Clegg shows that collective ministerial responsibility is being shown ?

Answer 6

Austerity measures
-coalition gov disagreements between consv and dems during discussions BUT final policies were collectively endorsed in public