competence/experience

• Picking the best people for the job
• Not seen since 1960s and 1970s from Wilson and Callaghan
• 2020 - Sunak was made Chancellor after proven his ability as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and other junior posts
• 2012 - Lansley was removed as Health Secretary as he was felt to be out of his depth and unable to implement desired reforms
• PM can have senior experienced heavy-weight figures in their Cabinet but big beasts can become powerful opponents
• ‘Big beasts’ may be difficult to control and give power to the Cabinet
• 2010 - Cameron appointed Hague and Duncan Smith to his coalition Cabinet in deference to their standing in the party
• May removed Osborne (2016) and Johnson (2019) removed Hammon from their first Cabinets as they were too ‘big'