Cabinet of Great Britain

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Cabinet of Great Britain
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Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
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Cabinet Room, 10 Downing Street
Cabinet overview
Formed28 July 2018
JurisdictionHM Government

The Cabinet of Great Britain is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the Empire of Great Britain. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and its members include Ministers of the Crown and Ministers of State. Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the Prime Minister. The business of the Cabinet is mainly questions of major issues of policy, questions of critical importance to the public and questions on which there is an unresolved argument between departments.

History

Composition

Meetings of the Cabinet

Importance

Current Cabinet

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P. Somerset Ministry
Minister Office(s) Department Took office
Cabinet ministers
PhilipSomerset.png Philip Somerset
MP for the Cities of London and Westminster
Prime Minister of Great Britain,
First Lord of the Treasury
10 Downing Street 28 February 2026
(34 days)
LadyMadeline.png The Lady Somerset of Waitingi
Lady Temporal
Deputy Prime Minister 11 Downing Street 28 February 2026
(34 days)
JosephSomerset2026.png The Lord Palmerston First Secretary of State 11 Downing Street 25 March 2026
(9 days)
Secretary of State for the Home Office Home Office
EstherSherwoodWright.png The Lady Huntingdon
MP for Clark
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign Office 9 December 2025
(115 days)
JacobMenzies2025.png Sir Jacob Sherwood Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport Culture, Media, and Sport Office 3 March 2026
(31 days)