-Hiring and firing of the cabinet-Leader of the HOC -
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The Cabinet
· A committee of leading members of the government · Usually 20-23 members, most of whom are secretaries of state responsible for running Whitehall departments · Chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary and home secret
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Role of the cabinet
· A committee of leading members of the government · Usually 20-23 members, most of whom are secretaries of state responsible for running Whitehall departments · Chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary and home secret
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Role of the cabinet
Role of Cabinet o Resolve disputes: Disputes between ministers and between departments are resolved at a lower level. Cabinet can at times serve as a final court of appeal for disagreements that cannot br resolved elsewhere o Forum for debate
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Prime minister government
· Core feature of this view is that it is the PM and not the cabinet who dominates the executive and Parliament, as the PM is both head of the civil service and the leader of the largest party in the Commons · The PM government mod
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The Cabinet
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· A committee of leading members of the government · Usually 20-23 members, most of whom are secretaries of state responsible for running Whitehall departments · Chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary and home secret
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