Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
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The Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) is the team of senior opposition politicians who each scrutinize and offer alternative policies to the corresponding government ministers.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Shadow Cabinet | 0 | 1 |
| Labour frontbench team in the House of Commons | 0 | 1 |
| Shadow Cabinet of the Leader of the Opposition | 0 | 1 |
| Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | 0 | 1 |
| UK Shadow Cabinet | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary opposition body
→
political institution → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
→
surface form:
Official Opposition Frontbench
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) →
surface form:
UK Shadow Cabinet
|
| appointedBy |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
→
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
|
| basedOn |
Westminster system
→
surface form:
Westminster system of parliamentary government
|
| composedOf | senior members of the Official Opposition → |
| correspondsTo |
British Cabinet
→
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| country | United Kingdom → |
| eachMemberShadows | a specific government minister or department → |
| hasFunction |
lead opposition debates
→
prepare for potential entry into government → question government policy in Parliament → |
| hasOffice |
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
→
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer → Chief Secretary to the Treasury →
surface form:
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Shadow Defence Secretary → Shadow Education Secretary → Shadow Foreign Secretary → Shadow Secretary of State for Health →
surface form:
Shadow Health Secretary
Shadow Home Secretary → Leader of the House of Commons →
surface form:
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Lords →
surface form:
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Secretary of State for Business and Trade →
surface form:
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice → Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities → Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland → Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland → Shadow Secretary of State for Transport → Shadow Secretary of State for Wales → Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions → Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment → |
| hasRole |
develop alternative policies
→
present itself as an alternative government → scrutinize government ministers → |
| headedBy |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
→
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
|
| historicalOrigin | developed in the 19th century → |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom government policy areas → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| legalStatus | not a formal constitutional body → |
| meetsIn | Palace of Westminster → |
| operatesWithin |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
→
House of Lords NERFINISHED → |
| opposes | incumbent His Majesty's Government → |
| partOf | Parliamentary opposition in the United Kingdom → |
| politicalAlignment | largest party not in government → |
| recognizedAs |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
→
surface form:
Official Opposition in the House of Commons
Official Opposition (United Kingdom) →
surface form:
Official Opposition in the House of Lords
|
| selectionMethod | appointment rather than election by MPs → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UK Shadow Cabinet
this entity surface form:
Labour Party Shadow Cabinet
this entity surface form:
Labour frontbench team in the House of Commons
this entity surface form:
Shadow Cabinet of the Leader of the Opposition
this entity surface form:
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom