Cabinet (the United Kingdom)

See also: Cabinet

The Cabinet is a restricted emanation of the Government of the the United Kingdom, including/understanding the principal members of the Government. Technically, it is a committee of the private Conseil.

The Prime Minister ( Premium Minister ) and the Deputy Prime Minister ( Deputy Precedes Minister ) are members of right.

Traditionally, it counts between seventeen and twenty-three members. In 2007, that of Gordon Brown has twenty-two of them. In spite of the constant increase in the governmental tasks, this number hardly evolved/moved in one century.

During the two world wars, the Prime Ministers formed restricted “cabinets of war” which gathered six people.

The law does not require that the members of the Cabinet be members of the Parliament. It specifies only that not more than 95% of the members of the government can sit and to vote with the House of Commons and it limits the number of the ministers who receive a remuneration.

In practice however, the use is established that the members of the cabinet are members of Parliament, either Lords, in general ten, or deputies.

These ministers express themselves in the name of the Cabinet in front of their respective Room and are made represent in front of the other Room by their parliamentary secretary. And they have access only to the Room of which they form part.

And if they are not it at the time of their nomination, the tradition wants that a not-member of Parliament appointed minister presents himself quickly to a by-election, and that he is elected, to remain minister.

The ministers remain parliamentary during their participation in the government. Contrary to France, the outgoing or resigned ministers, become again simple deputies until the end of the legislature.

The Shadow cabinet (Shadow Cabinet)

Because of the characteristic of the British mode, which is bipartist, the official opposition was seen recognizing rights, in particular that to form a Shadow cabinet.

Its composition and its operation are parallel to those of the Cabinet. They in general discuss same subjects of topicality that the Cabinet and declare what they would have done in its place.

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