Whether you liked Braverman or loathed her, she was the only home secretary to ever seriously attempt to get some control of the immigration problem. She was adamant that Britain was no longer to be seen as a soft touch and that immigrants could not just arrive in the country illegally and expect to receive first class accommodation and full financial support. She did what every other home secretary promised to do but never actually did.
I think this Conservative government is in its death throes. Nobody has any confidence in it and reshuffle after reshuffle just makes it worse. Dragging back Cameron isn’t going to help either, quite the opposite.
Sunak has indeed been toast since he became PM. He’s a caretaking PM and I’m sure he knows it. I don’t think there’s anything he could do to change this.
Can a non member of parliament take up a ministers post?
I’m confused!
I was thinking that too. I have a feeling that Blair had someone in cabinet who wasn’t an MP. If I’m remembering correctly, then yes, a non MP can take up a cabinet position, but I’m not sure whether I’m right.
They'd have to be given a peerage. A government minister has to be in Parliament, either the Lords or the Commons.
No Keir is not my MP. JRM is and a very good constituency MP too but I’m going to have think about who’s at the helm. Next time an opinion survey asks who I want as PM I might vote for Keir after all.
Sunak has been in the toaster since he became PM. The conservative party is in meltdown and there's no one who can hold it together. They need to be out of government.