Finn Baker
Research Assistant
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Cabinet
The cabinet is the senior decision-making body in government.
Cabinet committees
Cabinet committees are groups of ministers that can “take collective decisions that are binding across government."
How is election spending regulated in the UK?
Party campaign spending is regulated by the Electoral Commission.
Minister for women and equalities
Who is the minister for women and equalities and how has the role developed over time?
Maternity leave for ministers
Can ministers take maternity leave?
Gender balance in politics
This explainer takes a closer look at how women are represented in parliament, cabinet, among ministers and special advisers.
Conservative Party leadership contests
The last Conservative Party leadership contest was between July and November 2024, when Kemi Badenoch became new leader of the Conservative Party.
By-elections in the 2019–24 parliament
There were 23 by-elections during the course of the last parliament, all held within the space of just three years.
Parliamentary lobby
The term ‘lobby’ is used to describe the group of journalists who cover political events in the UK.
John Denham
John Denham discusses being an ‘engine room’ minister, resigning over Iraq, and being secretary of state for innovation, universities and skills.