Political Developments: July 1981 Cabinet Meeting

Question 1

Name 2 individuals that wished for further cuts to public spending by 1981

Answer 1

Thatcher, Howe

Question 2

How bad was this meeting for Thatcher?

Answer 2

If Whitelaw had given more favour to the Wets in her cabinet, Thatcher could have soon lost her premiership

Question 3

What was the impact of this meeting for Thatcher?

Answer 3

She slowly dismissed all of the Wets in her cabinet and replaced them with Thatcherites

Question 4

Name an individual who was a Wet that Thatcher sacked

Answer 4

Ian Gilmour

Question 5

What was the role of Ian Gilmour before he was sacked?

Answer 5

He was the Leader of the House of Commons

Question 6

What happened to Keith Joseph as an impact of this meeting and why?

Answer 6

He was moved from being the Head of the Department of Industry due to his “Wet” actions with it

Question 7

What was the case for Thatchers cabinet by the end of the rearrangement?

Answer 7

It was mostly full of Thatcherites