Government
The Cabinet
About 20 senior MPs appointed by the PM to run government departments.
Key facts
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: the economy
- Home Secretary: crime, policing, immigration
- Foreign Secretary: relationships with foreign countries
- Other ministers, called 'Secretaries of State', cover areas like education, health, defence
- Meets weekly to decide government policy
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