BigChungus@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoEx-PM David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in Cabinet reshufflewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11 cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkEx-PM David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in Cabinet reshufflewww.bbc.co.ukBigChungus@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilink cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoAn unelected Prime Minister appointing an unelected Foreign Secretary, who is himself a disgraced former Prime Minister. Couldn’t make it up.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoAre Foreign Secretaries often elected? As far as I know the UK elects a party and not Prime Ministers. UK should have a reelection though considering how fucked up everything is. Edit: removed redundancy
minus-squarebugsmith@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWell yes. They are usually elected members of parliament. They don’t have to be of course, as is apparent.
An unelected Prime Minister appointing an unelected Foreign Secretary, who is himself a disgraced former Prime Minister.
Couldn’t make it up.
Are Foreign Secretaries often elected? As far as I know the UK elects a party and not Prime Ministers.
UK should have a reelection though considering how fucked up everything is.
Edit: removed redundancy
Well yes. They are usually elected members of parliament. They don’t have to be of course, as is apparent.