Pm and Exec Flashcards
CMR makes ministers subject themselves to…
-the combined restraints of secrecy and unanimity
-accountability, must resign if can’t support party
CMR David Davis resignation
Brexit 2018, Appointed sec of state for exiting the EU. During campaign he was LEAVE. although his job was to negotiate with the EU about the terms of the exit.
Largely sidelined by May, when she announced her chequres plan he resigned
Example of CMR suspension
-1975 2016 referendums over EU, not traditional party politics, mps can advocate for either side
- suspended for certain policies under coalition gov to operate and show adaptability
How to hold ministers + department accountable
PMQS, urgent questions, select committees
Amber Rudd resignation IMR
Home sec, letter signed by 200 mps accused of making up immigration policy, 2017
Followed convention and resigned
Some ministers may disagree in public….
+ example
Leaking to the media,
May government ministers resigning/ not being sacked
Ministers not accepting the the work of their departments example CMR
Matt hancock 2020
shifting blame, only resigned from media pressure
SPADS
employed as civil servants
not elected
give political advice to ministers
Theresa may’s SPADS
Fiona Hill + Nick Timothy
Forced both to resign after failure 2017
Johnson’s SPADS
Dominic Cummings
Led 2019 campaign
Priti Patel resignation 2017 IMR
Forced to resign after unofficial meetings with israeli’s ministers.
Failed to be candid with May
Took responsibility
Gavin Williamson resignation 2020 IMR
Education Sec, Chief whip messaging scandal
Angry messages for not ensuring he was invited to queens funeral
Forced to resign
Suella Braverman resignation IMR
2022, Home sec, Sunak reappointed after Truss removed her. Serious breach
Convention not important when new PMs are coming in power
Priti Patel Bullying allegations
2020 IMR , johnson didn’t demand resignation - she was too popular
bullying civil servants in cabinet office
Most senior servant resigned
Matt Hancock Covid affair
2020 IMR, Sun revealed he was having affair.
media pressure, he resigned, johnson never requested
He was health secretary
Johnson Partygate
2020 IMR , issued a fixed penalty notice
he did not resign, insists he was not aware. Blamed civil servants like STRATTON. Shows weakness in IMR
Lord Frost Covid Plan B
Cabinet member responsible for Brexit. Resigned in 2022 over plans to introduce “plan B” covid restrictions
CMR gavin williamson 2019
sacked as defence as May believed he was the source of a leak from a national security council meeting
he refused to resign
Johnson CMR 2016-18
then foreign sec
wrote articals and participated in newspaper interviews where he set out positions that were not in gov policy
May did not discipline him
andrew gwynne IMR
Feb
emergence of offensive messages
in a watsapp group
7 lab mps in 2024 suspended
for voting against scrapping the 2 child benefit cap
Annalise dodds CMR
Resigned at international development minister following starmers decision to cut international aid in order to increase defence spending
she stated this would “remove food and healthcare from despite people”
