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Patrick McAlary

Researcher

Patrick is a researcher at the Institute, contributing to the work of the ministers team and the IfG Academy. Patrick previously worked with the Centre for Geopolitics and the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge and he was a Fellow at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

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18 MAY 2026 Explainer

Government ministers

This explainer sets out what are the different types of ministers, how they are appointed and what they do.

13 MAY 2026 Explainer

Cabinet committees

Cabinet committees are groups of ministers that can “take collective decisions that are binding across government."