Lesson 58 (Keal)

Question 1

How many resignations from MPs did May face?

Answer 1

60

42 over Brexit

Question 2

Cabinet Committees

Answer 2

Usually around 5 ministers

On a specific issue

Created by PM + Ministers selected by PM

gave PM power over certain topics even when not there

e.g. Cameron’s friend, Oliver Letwin, was on 14 of the 15 cabinet committees he created, leading Cammy to be able to influence all of them

Question 3

What did Robin Cook resign as and why?

Answer 3

Resigned as leader of the Commons

over disagreeing with the Iraq War

Question 4

What did Iain Duncan Smith resign as + why?

Answer 4

Work + Pensions secretary

resigned over disability benefits cuts

Question 5

When answering source questions, what structure do you follow?

Answer 5

Same as essay questions

just include the source in the ‘evidence’ section this time

and you can talk about only 1 thing for the whole paragraph instead of 2-3 subpoints like usual