British Cabinet

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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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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

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty isSubordinateTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Leader of the House of Lords partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Leader of the House of Lords memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Leader of the House of Lords reportsTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Commander‑in‑Chief, India reportsTo British Cabinet
subject surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
David Blunkett partOf British Cabinet
Admiralty (United Kingdom) subordinateTo British Cabinet
British Home Department parentOrganization British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (historically) subordinateTo British Cabinet
subject surface form: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) correspondsTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
First Secretary of State partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
First Secretary of State memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for the Colonies partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Edward Short partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Cabinet Mission negotiations authority British Cabinet
John MacGregor memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of John Major
MOD parentOrganization British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
SoS Health and Social Care memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: UK Cabinet
Department of Trade and Industry parentOrganization British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
SoS for Education memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
CID advises British Cabinet
subject surface form: Committee of Imperial Defence
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Defence Committee of the Cabinet partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Defence Committee of the Cabinet subordinateTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Defence Committee of the Cabinet reportsTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
William Whitelaw partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government reportsTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Minister of Labour and National Service partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Law Officers of the Crown reportsTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
DETR parentOrganization British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: UK Cabinet
Secretary of State memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: UK Cabinet
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
British Civil Service ministerial hierarchy relatedConcept British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Wales partOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Wales memberOf British Cabinet
this entity surface form: UK Cabinet
British government delegates reportedTo British Cabinet
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom) associatedBody British Cabinet
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
UK central government departments subordinateTo British Cabinet
this entity surface form: UK Cabinet