PM & Cabinet Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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Main function of PM & Cabinet
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1- The Core executive = key members of policy making
2
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PM Powers
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- Patronage (Can chose the Cabinet)
- High media profile (Explain/defend themselves in front of media E.g Party gate)
- Commander & Chief (Deploy troops)
3
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The Cabinet (Info)
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- Made up of Senior gov Ministers
- Work is done in Cabinet committees
4
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Inner Cabinet info (Kitchen Cabinet)
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1.Senior ministers
- Tony Blair’s sofa government (More relaxed)
- Seen to undermine Main Cabinet
- The Quad
5
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Cabinet Committees (Info)
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- Decided by PM
- Makes different departments in Gov work together (COVID 19 Strategy Committee) JONHSON!
6
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How policy is made
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- PM enter with an agender (Getting Brexit done)
- Cabinet discusses policy & debates
- Senior Civil divisors
- SPADS - Temp Civil servants
7
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Relationship between PM & Cabinet
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- Positive relationship (Picked by PM) - Usually picked from same party
- Negative relationship (Split factions) (Blair/Browns, MP Balls supported Brown Vs Mandelson supported Blair)
8
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Individual responsibility & Example
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- Each minister is responsible for the outcomes of their department (Sir Thomas Dugdale, flaws found in purchases of Farm land - Used for airfields)
9
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Collective responsibility - Info & Example
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- Convention, they must all see in agreement to Public Eye
Example - Ian Duncan Smith, Left David Cameron’s Cabinet after finding out planned cut for disability benefits
10
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Ministerial Code - Who broke it?
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- Expected code, if you fall below code yo are expected to resign
Example -Priti Patel met Israeli ministers
-Chief Whip, Michell
11
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Cabinet Member - Resigned due to Re-shuffle
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- Greening - Moved to Transport to Education, refused due to frustration over Brexit Handling
12
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Power to determine policy making by PM in Cabient
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- Created the Poll tax (1990 Everyone taxed the same, introduced by Maggie & Left think it silly)
13
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Relations between Gov & Parliament
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- Most effective scutinity = Select committees / bodies E.g National Audit Office
