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Ministerial Turnover and Why Reshuffles Matter for Parliament
Author(s) -
Thompson Louise
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/1467-923x.12832
Subject(s) - parliament , prime minister , accountability , government (linguistics) , political science , politics , public administration , coalition government , prime (order theory) , political economy , law , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , combinatorics
Reshuffles are a relatively common occurrence in British politics. We expect to see them whenever a new Prime Minister enters Downing Street, after elections and following ministerial resignations. Recent research from the Institute for Government warns that the regular churn of ministers has negative consequences for policy making and for parliamentary accountability. This article summarises their latest research and what this tells us about the potential implications of Boris Johnson’s February 2020 reshuffle on government and Parliament.