pm and exec Flashcards
examples of cmr being relevant
2003- former foreign sec Robin Cooke resigned to criticize the gov over the iraq war
2019 lord frost resigned over COVID restriction
who did therasa may sack to show dominance
George Osbourne
who were Mays SPaDs
nick timothy and fiona hill
how was alastair campbell described
the real deputy PM
how did Margeret Thatcher split her cabinet
Wets - ONC and Dries - thatcherites
Factors affecting PMs choice of cabinet
Allies, Big beasts, ability / expertise, party factions, rivals, descriptive representation
example of a pm binding a rival
Johnson appointing sajid javid as health sec
example of a pm using experitse to choose an appointment
sunak remaining as chancellor due to his handling of the covid crisis
how diverse was sunaks cabinet in 2022
22% women and 45% privately educated
in theresa mays 2016 reshuffle how many ministers were new to their posts
81% which shows the lack of experience many ministers have
how did may dominate committees
she reduced their numbers and chaired 12 committees however after the election she reduced the amount she chaired
how many remain ministers did johnson sack
20
Examples of how johnson lacked cabinet dominance
refusing to fire ministers, many ministers such as sunak distanced themselves ( johnson claimed sunaks national insurance plan was his)
cabinet dominance over truss
pressured my ministers like penny mordant to maintain a rise in pension with inflation
cabinet forced her to take Hunt as her chancellor and later pressured her to resign
cabinet dominance over sunak
refusal to sack zahawi
brought back braverman as home sec
