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Angela Rayner - Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer
Pat McFadden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
David Lammy - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Yvette Cooper - Secretary of State for the Home Department
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence
Shabana Mahmood - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Bridget Phillipson - Secretary of State for Education
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Jonathan Reynolds - Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Peter Kyle - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Louise Haigh - Secretary of State for Transport
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland
Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
Lucy Powell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Baroness Smith - Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords
Alan Campbell - Chief Whip in the House of Commons
Darren Jones - Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Richard Hermer - Attorney General
Is this a good cabinet or not? |
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Seems about right. Personally I wouldn't trust Angela Rayner to run a Tombola stall at the village fete, but maybe she can't do too much harm as deputy PM. We'll have to hope SKS stays in sound health! |
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By *irldnCouple 21 weeks ago
Brighton |
"Yvette Cooper is a yes from me. Professional and highly competent. The rest I don’t know TBH."
Oh Peter Kyle same attributes and won’t be surprised to see him rise up ranks to more senior position eventually. |
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I saw Hilary Benn on Question Time. Very impressive compared to C H-H. I think HB could be very good for Northern Ireland if they too are looking for change. Big decisions for a British Government.
Also Wes Streeting stands out as someone who might be able to turn the NHS around.
All the others seem reasonable although I think Douglas Alexander would be a far better Foreign Secretary than David Lammy. TBH I would have liked David Cameron to stay in the job. Suits him. |
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By *irldnCouple 21 weeks ago
Brighton |
Ok needed to read properly. Agree re Hilary Benn.
Also Ed Miliband. When he has stood in for Starmer he has been very impressive. I didn’t like him for a long time for stabbing his brother David in the back. But he has grown in me (best not eat another bacon sandwich shock horror!) |
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"Ok needed to read properly. Agree re Hilary Benn.
Also Ed Miliband. When he has stood in for Starmer he has been very impressive. I didn’t like him for a long time for stabbing his brother David in the back. But he has grown in me (best not eat another bacon sandwich shock horror!)"
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By *ackal1Couple 21 weeks ago
Manchester |
James Timpson was an interesting choice for Prisons Minister. He’s a smart positive guy so hopefully he can fix that mess.
I was surprised Rachel Reeves made her winning speech in a public toilet but hey ho doing thing differently I suppose.
I’m hoping we now have a cabinet made up of grown ups who are all working for the country not for themselves. |
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"James Timpson was an interesting choice for Prisons Minister. He’s a smart positive guy so hopefully he can fix that mess.
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Especially as he owns the UK's largest key cutting chain of shops! That made me laugh. |
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"James Timpson was an interesting choice for Prisons Minister. He’s a smart positive guy so hopefully he can fix that mess."
"Especially as he owns the UK's largest key cutting chain of shops! That made me laugh."
Many of the staff in those key cutting shops are ex-prisoners, so he'll know what he's talking about. |
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By *ackal1Couple 21 weeks ago
Manchester |
"James Timpson was an interesting choice for Prisons Minister. He’s a smart positive guy so hopefully he can fix that mess.
Especially as he owns the UK's largest key cutting chain of shops! That made me laugh."
Yes it’s is a funny point I agree but his work with prisoners is very impressive. He gives them a chance for a career and a share in profits .
His business seems to do very well with his positive approach. |
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"James Timpson was an interesting choice for Prisons Minister. He’s a smart positive guy so hopefully he can fix that mess.
Especially as he owns the UK's largest key cutting chain of shops! That made me laugh.
Yes it’s is a funny point I agree but his work with prisoners is very impressive. He gives them a chance for a career and a share in profits .
His business seems to do very well with his positive approach. "
I'm sure he will do a better job than the 14 Tory prisons ministers over the past 14 years.... |
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"I saw Hilary Benn on Question Time. Very impressive compared to C H-H. I think HB could be very good for Northern Ireland if they too are looking for change. Big decisions for a British Government.
Also Wes Streeting stands out as someone who might be able to turn the NHS around.
All the others seem reasonable although I think Douglas Alexander would be a far better Foreign Secretary than David Lammy. TBH I would have liked David Cameron to stay in the job. Suits him."
Perhaps ask him to defect  |
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"Ok needed to read properly. Agree re Hilary Benn.
Also Ed Miliband. When he has stood in for Starmer he has been very impressive. I didn’t like him for a long time for stabbing his brother David in the back. But he has grown in me (best not eat another bacon sandwich shock horror!)"
Grown IN you - sounds like an Alien sequel |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come"
None? You sure of that?
If they have experience , irrelevant to the sector, they have transferable skills. |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come"
Rachel Reeves HSBC?
David Lammy PWC?
James Timpson. Read the thread?
Angela Rayner Care Worker?
Wes street Ensleigh Insurance?
Etc. Etc. |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come"
Seeing the shit show we have had for the last 14 years with a cabinet littered with “experienced” business men I don’t think that experience has been relevant in the slightest.
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By *oo hotCouple 21 weeks ago
North West |
"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come"
We have had 14 years of cabinet officials who had zero experience or even interest in their office. In fact some were appointed purely to damage and destroy their office. Now we have a cabinet where at least some posts are filled with people who have experience and deep set knowledge of their brief.
And you think that is a bad thing? |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
We have had 14 years of cabinet officials who had zero experience or even interest in their office. In fact some were appointed purely to damage and destroy their office. Now we have a cabinet where at least some posts are filled with people who have experience and deep set knowledge of their brief.
And you think that is a bad thing?"
Akin to throwing the baby out with the bath water as their party didn't win? |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come"
Their job is to run the country, not a shop. Rachel Reeves’ 6 years at the BoE will probably stand her in good stead. |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
Their job is to run the country, not a shop. Rachel Reeves’ 6 years at the BoE will probably stand her in good stead."
I’m surprised Miatta Fahnbulleh has not been given a finance or business post
Economist with Phd in global development, far more qualified than Rachel Reeves. |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
Their job is to run the country, not a shop. Rachel Reeves’ 6 years at the BoE will probably stand her in good stead.
I’m surprised Miatta Fahnbulleh has not been given a finance or business post
Economist with Phd in global development, far more qualified than Rachel Reeves. "
Possibly too academic? More theoretical than lived experience in that field? |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
Their job is to run the country, not a shop. Rachel Reeves’ 6 years at the BoE will probably stand her in good stead.
I’m surprised Miatta Fahnbulleh has not been given a finance or business post
Economist with Phd in global development, far more qualified than Rachel Reeves. "
No one is ever going to appoint an MP chancellor on their first day in the job. |
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By *irldnCouple 21 weeks ago
Brighton |
"Ok needed to read properly. Agree re Hilary Benn.
Also Ed Miliband. When he has stood in for Starmer he has been very impressive. I didn’t like him for a long time for stabbing his brother David in the back. But he has grown in me (best not eat another bacon sandwich shock horror!)
Grown IN you - sounds like an Alien sequel "
Stories I could tell 
It was early when I typed that. Needed tea  |
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By *irldnCouple 21 weeks ago
Brighton |
"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
Rachel Reeves HSBC?
David Lammy PWC?
James Timpson. Read the thread?
Angela Rayner Care Worker?
Wes street Ensleigh Insurance?
Etc. Etc."
embarrassing when someone posts and then gets schooled |
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
Rachel Reeves HSBC?
David Lammy PWC?
James Timpson. Read the thread?
Angela Rayner Care Worker?
Wes street Ensleigh Insurance?
Etc. Etc.
embarrassing when someone posts and then gets schooled"
Probably read it in the Daily Mail.... |
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"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two"
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator) |
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By *ackal1Couple 21 weeks ago
Manchester |
"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator) "
I feel a Love Actually moment coming. |
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"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator) "
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected. |
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By *ackal1Couple 21 weeks ago
Manchester |
"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator)
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected."
Just as Sunak said his government would have integrity. Then an hour later appoints Braverman who even managed to be sacked by Boris for her despicable behaviour.
Or shall we remember Sunak refusing to condemn the genocide in Gaza only to discover his family interests in the offshore oilfield being taken from Gaza by Israel. Never mind the holdings in various companies in Israel.
Saying one thing and doing another is definitely something the last government were very guilty of.
Not being rude to a visiting head of state pales a bit in comparison. |
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By *uietbloke67Man 20 weeks ago
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"James Timpson was an interesting choice for Prisons Minister. He’s a smart positive guy so hopefully he can fix that mess.
I was surprised Rachel Reeves made her winning speech in a public toilet but hey ho doing thing differently I suppose.
I’m hoping we now have a cabinet made up of grown ups who are all working for the country not for themselves. "
James Timpson has made more sense I 10 minutes that the bang em up brigade made in 14 years.
We have plenty of prisons. |
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"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator)
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected.
Just as Sunak said his government would have integrity. Then an hour later appoints Braverman who even managed to be sacked by Boris for her despicable behaviour.
Or shall we remember Sunak refusing to condemn the genocide in Gaza only to discover his family interests in the offshore oilfield being taken from Gaza by Israel. Never mind the holdings in various companies in Israel.
Saying one thing and doing another is definitely something the last government were very guilty of.
Not being rude to a visiting head of state pales a bit in comparison. "
Let’s not forget the last labour government took over 400 British service personnel and 500,000 Iraqis to their deaths on the lie of WMD |
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"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator)
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected.
Just as Sunak said his government would have integrity. Then an hour later appoints Braverman who even managed to be sacked by Boris for her despicable behaviour.
Or shall we remember Sunak refusing to condemn the genocide in Gaza only to discover his family interests in the offshore oilfield being taken from Gaza by Israel. Never mind the holdings in various companies in Israel.
Saying one thing and doing another is definitely something the last government were very guilty of.
Not being rude to a visiting head of state pales a bit in comparison.
Let’s not forget the last labour government took over 400 British service personnel and 500,000 Iraqis to their deaths on the lie of WMD "
That's not true. Blair did not have a majority of his own MPs to get the Iraq legislation through the HoC. 84 Labour MPs voted against, only 2 Tories did.The Tories were just as responsible for the illegal war.
I agree Blair was a war- mongering PM, and the responsibility rests with him, as it does with Cameron and Libya. |
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"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator)
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected.
Just as Sunak said his government would have integrity. Then an hour later appoints Braverman who even managed to be sacked by Boris for her despicable behaviour.
Or shall we remember Sunak refusing to condemn the genocide in Gaza only to discover his family interests in the offshore oilfield being taken from Gaza by Israel. Never mind the holdings in various companies in Israel.
Saying one thing and doing another is definitely something the last government were very guilty of.
Not being rude to a visiting head of state pales a bit in comparison.
Let’s not forget the last labour government took over 400 British service personnel and 500,000 Iraqis to their deaths on the lie of WMD
That's not true. Blair did not have a majority of his own MPs to get the Iraq legislation through the HoC. 84 Labour MPs voted against, only 2 Tories did.The Tories were just as responsible for the illegal war.
I agree Blair was a war- mongering PM, and the responsibility rests with him, as it does with Cameron and Libya."
So should Blair and Campbell be charged with war crimes??? |
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By (user no longer on site) 20 weeks ago
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"None have ran a business or indeed have any experience of any business outside of law or the public sector. Will be interesting to the shit show to come
Rachel Reeves HSBC?
David Lammy PWC?
James Timpson. Read the thread?
Angela Rayner Care Worker?
Wes street Ensleigh Insurance?
Etc. Etc.
embarrassing when someone posts and then gets schooled
Probably read it in the Daily Mail...."
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By *ackal1Couple 20 weeks ago
Manchester |
"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator)
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected.
Just as Sunak said his government would have integrity. Then an hour later appoints Braverman who even managed to be sacked by Boris for her despicable behaviour.
Or shall we remember Sunak refusing to condemn the genocide in Gaza only to discover his family interests in the offshore oilfield being taken from Gaza by Israel. Never mind the holdings in various companies in Israel.
Saying one thing and doing another is definitely something the last government were very guilty of.
Not being rude to a visiting head of state pales a bit in comparison.
Let’s not forget the last labour government took over 400 British service personnel and 500,000 Iraqis to their deaths on the lie of WMD "
Yes they did and it was a crime for which they should be in jail but they didn’t say one thing and do another they said they are going to war and did. It wasn’t saying something then doing the opposite which is the point you stated, |
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"David Lammy is a really bad choice
Could be interesting though if Trump wins in America given the history between the two
“ At the prospect of the then-president of the United States visiting Britain, Lammy pledged he would protest on the streets and ‘chain myself to the door of Number 10’. Trump, he said plainly, was ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’.” (Spectator)
Exactly, these people will say anything.. just watch him bend the knee if Trump is Elected.
Just as Sunak said his government would have integrity. Then an hour later appoints Braverman who even managed to be sacked by Boris for her despicable behaviour.
Or shall we remember Sunak refusing to condemn the genocide in Gaza only to discover his family interests in the offshore oilfield being taken from Gaza by Israel. Never mind the holdings in various companies in Israel.
Saying one thing and doing another is definitely something the last government were very guilty of.
Not being rude to a visiting head of state pales a bit in comparison.
Let’s not forget the last labour government took over 400 British service personnel and 500,000 Iraqis to their deaths on the lie of WMD
That's not true. Blair did not have a majority of his own MPs to get the Iraq legislation through the HoC. 84 Labour MPs voted against, only 2 Tories did.The Tories were just as responsible for the illegal war.
I agree Blair was a war- mongering PM, and the responsibility rests with him, as it does with Cameron and Libya.
So should Blair and Campbell be charged with war crimes???"
Why stop with them? Include all the MPs who voted for the illegal war. And all the Newspaper owners who supported the war? |
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The whole lot of them will do precisely as much as upper government departments will allow them to do. They'll carry on with the state pension phase out by cutting NI some more. |
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