PM Examples Flashcards
Facts showing Thatcher was not strong in her patronage
in 1979 she had a small majority of 43 seats and in 1990 she was forced to resign
Fact showing public approval of Thatcher
84% were in favour of the way she handled the Falklands
How was Cameron limited in patronage
Due to the formation of the coalition it forced him to put Lib Dem figures in certain areas, Nick Clegg was Deputy PM
Liberal reform introduced by Cameron
Marriage (same sex couples) act 2013
what parliament decision showed Cameron as weak
Became the first PM to lose a vote on military action since 1782 (2013 vote against action in Syria)
Cameron’s majority after 2015 election
12 seats, weakened with Euroscepticism
When did Cameron resign
Resigned in 2016 after the leave campaign was successful
stats showing initial weakness from Johnson
He lost 6 key votes in his first few weeks as PM
fact showing Johnson’s strength as PM
He controversially suspended the Conservative Whip from 21 MPs in Sept 2019 after they voted against the government to prevent a no-deal Brexit
How did Johnson improve his control as PM
held a general election in Dec 2019 which allowed him to gain a 80 seat majority
What event weakened the Johnson government
The Covid 19 pandemic which the Conservative government was slow to react to
What were the scandals faced by Johnson
- Cummings was forced to admit he had broken lockdown rules in May 2020
- The Partygate scandal
- Matt Hancock affair
- Chris Pincher appointment, despite an investigation for sexual misconduct
What forced Johnson to resign
after great unrest at the scandals there was a mass cabinet resignation
Sunak resigned as Chancellor
50 Members of government resigned before Johnson finally announced his resignation
When did Johnson resign
7th July 2022
What objectives were set out by Liz Truss
she wanted lower taxes and to encourage economic growth
Two people Liz truss put in her cabinet that were loyal
Therese Coffey and Kwasi Kwarteng
Liz Truss’s main introduction
Her mini budget, she had not allowed OBR to see the budget and Kwarteng hinted at more tax cuts, saw UK debt rise and a crash in the financial markets
Truss and the Daily Star
The Daily Star said truss would not last longer than a lettuce and this proved to be correct, ruined her public standing
Fact showing Sunak had limited power over his cabinet
He was forced to keep people such as Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor (for market stability) and Suella Braverman as Home Sec (to keep support of the more right wing MPs)
How did Sunak try rebrand the party
- His 2023 Oct party conference speech included ideas such as banning smoking, reducing support for net zero, and cancelling HS2
- Brought back Cameron as Foreign Sec in Nov 2023
- Hosted AI conference in Nov 2023
Sunak’s good fiscal changes
he was able to reduce the inflation from 11% in 2022 down to 2.2% in July 2024
Why was the call for a snap election a poor choice
He went and gave the speech for a snap election in the pouring rain without an umbrella and this was a poor look
