The Prime Minister and Cabinet 3.3

Question 1

what are the factors governing the prime minister’s selection of ministers

Answer 1

• ability and experience
• prime minister’s authority
• the right balance of loyalty
• unity within the party
• diversity

Question 2

why is ‘ability and experience’ important

Answer 2

• to lead the country with the best of the best ( going from shadow _ to actual _)
• have precedent leaders to show unity of party even though no longer leader (foreign secretary David Cameron 2023)

Question 3

why is ‘prime minister’s authority’ important

Answer 3

JOHN MAJOR = waiting 18 months to sack Theresa May’s key people
THERESA MAY = Sacked David’s George Osbourne and 9 senior ministers 24 hours later

Question 4

why is the ‘right balance of authority’ important

Answer 4

• Committed MPs David Blunkett and Alan Milburn
• Brown was an issue for Blair’s mandate

Question 5

why is the ‘unity in the party’ important

Answer 5

John Major = EU issue made party bad

Question 6

why is the ‘diversity’ important

Answer 6

to make the party seem more modern and in touch with the general public