| What are some examples of individual ministerial responsibility being strengthened? | When Home Secretary Priti Patel was quizzed on the lack of visas available for Ukranians fleeing Ukraine Feb 2023, education secretary in 2003 Estelle Morris resigned after a series of controversy about A level standards, Jackie Smith, Home Secretary during the brown government resigned after her husband claimed pornographic material on her expenses, Matt Hancock had to resign after failing to adhere to governments social distancing rules |
| What are some examples of collective ministerial responsibility being strengthened? | May saw 17 ministers, 4 of which were cabinet members resign over her Brexit strategy. Robin Cook in 2003 resigned as he refused to accept the government’s decision to invade Iraq. Sajid Javid in 2020 resigned as he refused to accept his advisers being replaced with ones picked by the PM. |
| What are some examples of individual ministerial responsibility being weakened? | In 2020 Gavin Williamson approved an ofqual algorithm that downgraded thousands of students across the country and didn’t resign. Chris Grayling seen multiple failures in his department such as awarding a ferry contract to a company with no ferries and a leaked letter showing his dubious reasoning for opposing the end of Southern rail franchise. Priti Patel refused to resign over a cabinet enquiry that uncovered evidence of her bullying staff. |
| What are some examples of collective ministerial responsibility being weakened? | Coalition weakened individual ministerial responsibility (2010) issues like Brexit divide government and spill over into parliament, referendums |
