Limits to CMR

• Only extends to those policies that the governing parties can agree upon in a coalition example- Coalition between Liberal Democrats and Conservatives (2010-15)CMR was abandoned for policies where there remained significant disagreement, such as on the renewal of the Trident nuclear missile system
• A specific issue may divide the cabinet - Divides over Brexit during Theresa May's tenure as prime minister Several cabinet ministers criticised her for refusing to take a 'no-deal' Brexit off the table, while others called for a harder stance towards Europe
• Referendums usually involve members of the cabinet campaigning on different sides of the argument- 2016 EU referendum Five members of David Cameron's cabinet campaigned to leave the EU while the rest campaigned to remain