Why appoint Cabinet members UK

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Jainisha Karadia

Cards (3)

  • Experience
    Sunak appointed Cameron from the House of Lords in 2023 to be foreign secretary due to his experience in handling foreign affairs as PM
  • Popularity / identity politics
    Liz Truss' cabinet didn't have a single white man in it
    She thought it promoted diversity but it made her more unpopular as she refused to appoint anyone that didn't support her campaign and her cabinet was not experienced enough to handle the issues the country was facing and this eventually led to her removal
  • Ideology
    Thatcher appointed Wets and Dries
    Theresa May appointed Brexiteers and Remainers
    Blair appointed Old and New Labour
    important to get a wide range of opinions before presenting a bill in parliament to have a greater chance of passing it in parliament