BigChungus@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 months agoEx-PM David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in Cabinet reshufflewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square25fedilink cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months 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-up6arrow-down1·edit-28 months 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-up2·8 months 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.