cabinet minister

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The lord advocate has a dual role as Scotland's chief prosecutor, as well as acting as the government's principal legal adviser, a role she performs as a cabinet minister.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The kind of thing that should be utterly conventional – a cabinet minister publicly supporting the prime minister – became newsworthy today, because frankly it wasn't certain they would.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

It comes as Labour former cabinet minister Lord Blunkett repeated his call for McSweeney to leave Downing Street on Sunday.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Speaking to BBC Newsnight, former Labour cabinet minister Harriet Harman said her parliamentary colleagues should move on and focus on winning the by-election, instead of discussing the decision to block Burnham.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

A big, fat former cabinet minister named Bakili Muluzi then became president, bringing with him his own brand of troubles.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba