Prime Minister 2.1 Flashcards
what did james callaghan serve as already before he became prime minister
- chancellor
- home secretary
- foreign secretary
(SHE GETS THE JOB DONNNE)
what did magaret thatcher describe her cabinet ministers as
‘wet’ <- replaced them with right wing allies
how many defeats did Tony Blair experience in the Lords
300
how many new laws were passed every hour under the blair government
3
what was a military prorogative power which theresa may used
air strikes in syria without HOC approval
what were the reasons as to why boris johnson attempted to prorogue parliament and what was the result
- give him time to draft up brexit legislation = unable to debate a Brexit deal until deadline
- supreme court declared actions as ultra vires
when did johnson become party leader of conservatives after theresa may resigned and then prime minister
- July 2019
- December 2019
how many MPs resigned after hearing about the Pincher scandal
50 (including rishi)
what happened to the pound value the minute liz truss went into downing street
plumeted
when did the supreme court deem the rwanda plan as unconstitutional
December 2023
what is the legal name of the rwanda plan
‘safety of rwanda act’ (2024)
when did sunak witness his first HOC defeat
on compensation for victims of the infested blood scandal, 22 conservatives rebelled in saying that they should be compensated
how did by-electiosn impact Rishi’s performance
- lost A LOT of by-elections when they were called in 2023
- rumours of Mps to remove Sunak
who were the ministers who resigned that catalysed johnson’s resignation
- RISHI SUNAK = chancellor of the Exchequer
- SAJID JAVID = home secretary
- nearly 60 followed afterwards
why did cameron dismiss michael gove
- he was education secretary
- poor relationship with education unions
- liability to 2015 GE
‘keep your friends close but your enemies closer’ which diva did this
theresa may appoints boris johnson as foreign secretary = she hired him
who messed up our a level and gcse exams
gavin williamson = education secretary
four exmaples of a presendential style prime minister
- the poll tax 1990
- iraq war 2003
- lockdown 2020
- cancellation of GCSE and A Level exams 2021
what’s an example of when jeremy hunt (chancellor) told PM (liz truss) that he was in charge
- one of his conditions are taking the job would be that he was implimenting his own policies
- incuding kwarteng’s 45% income tax fiasco = crucial part of her leadership campaign
how did the cabinet react to rishi in 2024 wanting to leave the ECHR
didn’t quite like it…
the tragic staory of Blair and Brown and how cabinet can ruin your prime ministerial patronage
- brown wouldnt run for candidate <=> blair gave him chancellor of exchequer
- blair didn’t step down after two terms
- brown was stingy (rightfully so)
who was robert jenrick and why was he important to collective ministerial responsibility
- resinged as immigration minister in november 2023
- tension between sunak and rwanda plan
- said it was ‘a triumph of hope over experience’
when had collective ministerial responsibility not been observed by PM
- penny morduant
- international development secretary
- disgareed with truss decision to not up benefits in line with inflation
- liz truss had bigger fish to fry
when did suella braverman show individual ministerial responsibility
- shared liz truss sensitive information from her private email
- resigned
- got appointed as home secretary 6 DAYS LATER under rishi sunak
when did matt hancock show individual ministerial responsibility
- broke social distancing with the helping hand of some lady
- too many jokes…
when were two cases johnson decided to not impliment a strong individual ministerial code
PRITI PATEL:
- brought back as home secretary eventhough bullied half of civil servants in home office
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GAVIN WILLIAMSON:
- called to resign after exam scandals
- kept teacher grading exams
- williamson refused to resign until september 2021
how many commons defeats did james callaghan lose in 3 years
34
how many commons defeats did theresa may lose in 2 years
33
what three PMs suffered from financial scandals
James Callaghan = Black Wednesday
John Major = leaving ERM
Brown = 2008 financial crisis
