Factors affecting power of PM

Question 1

Allies 3x

Answer 1

Brown + Blair 1983 elected shared an office
Cameron + Osborne uni friends
Truss appointed those who supported her leadership campaign

Question 2

Big beasts

Answer 2

Significant following
Pms appoint them to avoid criticism or rebellion
May= hammond and johnson
Sunak= gove

Question 3

Ability expertise

Answer 3

Sunak position of chancellor during covid showed his ability to handling unprecedented economic crisis

Question 4

Party Factions

Answer 4

Braverman member of ERG
sunak brought her back as home sec
Mays Cab was balance of leave + remainers

Question 5

Rivals

Answer 5

bind them by collective responsibility so they can’t criticise government
Johnson’s choice of Javid as health sec

Question 6

Descriptive representation

Answer 6

Truss Cab all 4 great offices not filled by white man
chancellor Kwarteng
home sec braverman
foreign cleverly
Sunak less diverse
45% private school
22% women

Question 7

spatial leadership

Answer 7

Pms attempt to be stand alone figures establishing ideological positions distinct from party

Question 8

Pms speak for

Answer 8

the nation on major events
johnson daily covid briefings

Question 9

Election campaigns focus

Answer 9

on the individual
New Lab Blair
2019 johnson centre of brexit deal

Question 10

Personal mandate

Answer 10

successful GE often attributed to PM
2019 Johnson

Question 11

increased use of SPADS

Answer 11

Pms trust their personal hand picked advisors over civil service

Question 12

Cabinate office

Answer 12

Increased power to office that now works to coordinate whitehall on behalf on PM

Question 13

Example of Cabinate dom
Cameron

Answer 13

close circle of Mps in can
Deputy Clegg
responsible for solving disputes between partners
REVIVAL OF STRONG CABINATE

Question 14

Example of Cab dom
May

Answer 14

2016/17 Weak leadership and small maj then minority after 2017 she relied heavily on cooperation and support of cab for stability