What Role Will Boris Haven Rishi's Cabinet?

[Stargazer]

Anyone guess? Foreign Minister; Home Secretary?

[Untitled]

well i didn’t imagine that he had been holiday while parliament was in session or that he had complained about his ministers’ pay so….

[emmie]

he has a whole raft of children to look after, alimony presumably, school fees and so forth. I am sure he was talking about the PM's salary specifically.

[emmie]

the one thing Rishi won't have to worry about is money.

[1ozzy]

No doubt Boris needs to earn lots of money to support his offspring and his many ex players,,

[emmie]

yes 1ozzy..

[naomi24]

Yes, you are imagining it, untitled. He doesn’t spend most of the year on holiday and he simply said his salary wasn’t enough to meet his needs. That’s not a complaint - he wasn’t moaning - just stating a fact.

I absolutely hate witch hunts especially those conducted by the squeaky clean who are, in reality, no better than their prey - and very often far worse.

[davebro]

Almost 1/2 what he earns/earned will be recovered as tax & NIC.

[Untitled]

it was reported as complaining and he also complained on-camera about a larger salary… and he’s spent much of the current session of parliament on holiday while he was a sitting MP.

don’t think i’ll be taking any lectures on honesty from you thanks naomi as you’re not exactly a paragon of truthfulness :)

[naomi24]

I’m not deliberately kicking anyone, untitled. Spitefulness isn’t my forte.

[ZebuSanctuary]

// surprised if Boris is given a cabinet post, //

Then he can spend more time with his constituents addressing their concerns.

With a seemingly bursting at the seams daily schedule and other pressing matters, it begs the question, how does a serving PM ever find time to hold surgery in their constituency?

[davebro]

Why don't you ask one?

[davebro]

The Prime Minister, and other government ministers, naturally have the time they can dedicate to constituency matters limited by the duties of their roles in government. However, as an important part of an MP's duty is to represent their constituents, this is never completely ignored.

Anecdotally, the website of the current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, allows members of his Uxbridge constituency to book a ten-minute appointment, and states that he holds advice surgeries across the area. The 'News' page of his website also seems to document most of his constituency appearances.

In general, tasks such as responding to correspondence, following up and providing briefs on local issues, local media management, and organisation of constituency events is handled by a constituency office, and a large proportion of correspondence from constituents is not be seen personally by the Prime Minister.

[ZebuSanctuary]

>07.15 That's a very comprehensive answer. Thank you.

[naomi24]

By the way, untitled, I don’t lie. I just never saw the logic in fining someone for being given a slice of cake - and I said so. Covid or not, copious cups of tea and snacks - and even glasses of wine - are consumed by people who work together all day, but in this instance a slice of cake (even an uneaten one) was a munch too many. I still don't see the logic in it.

[douglas9401]

Yes Naomi, we know. x

[davebro]

Lots of daft OTT stuff went on during the early throes of the pandemic.

e.g. stopping folks going for a country stroll

[naomi24]

Untitled didn't know, douglas.

[Ken4155]

Given the arrogance of Johnson, i'm guessing that in his recent meetings with Sunak and Mordaunt, the ex-PM offered both the ministry of 'their' choice on 'his' new cabinet, were they both to stand down.
Why, then, would Sunak want to offer Johnson any position on his cabinet? I don't think the old adage of keeping your enemies closer than your friends would work in this instance.

[Old_Geezer]

If one really wants to unite the party, offering significant positions to representatives of all views would be wise. That includes Boris, who, outside of a biased HoC holds considerable support from Tory voters & indeed members. He also needs to get folk who are enthusiastic to tackle issues important to the public, which means looking at recent appointments and considering whether they would actually achieve what they seemed keen to get on with.

[bhg481]

Does anybody really believe that Boris would accept any job other than Head Boy? The chance of him working under anybody else is slim.