+1 862 207 3288 The Cabinet is a group of senior ministers that meet informally and regularly, and is chaired by the chief executive. (Heywood, 2002:420). Cabinets may make policy or be consultative. A Cabinet government is a system of government in which executive power is vested in a cabinet. Each member has equal influence, in theory, and is subject to collective responsibility. However, the Cabinet is actually a committee of the government rather than a type of government. The close association of the Cabinet and the government reflects that, in recent history, the sovereignty of the crown in parliament has been vested in the Cabinet.
In theory, Britain has a Cabinet government. This according to current constitutional theory, is where the Cabinet meets as a body to discuss issues relevant to the country….(short extract)
