British Cabinet

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cabinet executive body government institution

The British Cabinet is the senior decision-making body of the UK government, composed of the Prime Minister and top ministers who collectively direct national policy and administration.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Cabinet of the United Kingdom	144
British Cabinet canonical	26
UK Cabinet	18
2015–2016 Cabinet of the United Kingdom	1
British Cabinet system	1
British cabinet	1
Cabinet of Great Britain	1
Cabinet of John Major	1
The Cabinet of the United Kingdom	1
Theresa May ministry	1
UK Cabinet ministers	1
UK government ministers	1
UK ministers of the Crown	1
United Kingdom Cabinet	1
Westminster cabinet	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet ⓘ executive body ⓘ government institution ⓘ
accountableTo	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons
advises	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs	British Cabinet ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom British Cabinet ⓘ surface form: UK Cabinet
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentsRecommendedBy	Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
composedOf	Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ surface form: Defence Secretary Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ surface form: Foreign Secretary Home Secretary ⓘ Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Secretaries of State ⓘ senior government ministers ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	convention ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
governedByPrinciple	collective responsibility ⓘ ministerial responsibility ⓘ
hasSubordinateBody	Cabinet Office ⓘ
headedBy	Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
historicalDevelopment	evolved gradually in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ
includes	Cabinet committees ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalSystemContext	uncodified constitution of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
meetsAt	10 Downing Street ⓘ
meetsFrequency	usually weekly when Parliament is in session ⓘ
meetsIn	Cabinet Room ⓘ
originatedFrom	Privy Council ⓘ surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
oversees	Whitehall departments ⓘ
partOf	UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
primaryFunction	collective decision-making ⓘ coordinating government administration ⓘ directing national policy ⓘ managing government priorities ⓘ
reportsTo	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor	foreign policy decisions ⓘ major domestic policy decisions ⓘ national security policy ⓘ overall direction of government policy ⓘ public expenditure priorities ⓘ
supportedBy	Cabinet Office ⓘ
supports	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentBody	collective executive ⓘ
typicalSize	around 20 to 25 ministers ⓘ