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Ministerial Ranking
The ministerial ranking, Cabinet ranking, order of precedence in Cabinet or order of precedence of ministers is the "pecking order" or relative importance of senior ministers in the Government of the United Kingdom, UK government. Use The ministerial ranking is said by Peter Hennessy to be decided by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister alone and reportedly by the Cabinet Office Precedent Book as being wholly decided by the Prime Minister, "guided partly by tradition and partly by political and personal considerations". In For the Record (book), his autobiography David Cameron said that it "...combines seniority of post and the length of time as a cabinet minister to determine the rank of everyone present". The Cabinet Manual (United Kingdom), Cabinet Manual states that when the Prime Minister is unable to attend Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet, or the chair and any deputy chair of a United Kingdom cabinet committee, Cabinet committee are absent, th ...
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Penguin Group
Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media company, media Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a Mergers and acquisitions, merger that was finalised on 1 July 2013, with Bertelsmann initially owning 53% of the joint venture, and Pearson PLC initially owning the remaining 47%. Since 18 December 2019, Penguin Random House has been wholly owned by Bertelsmann. Penguin Books has its registered office in the City of Westminster, London.Maps
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Its British division is Penguin Books Ltd. Other separate divisions are located in the United States, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Australia, Canada, China, Brazil and South Africa.


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Michael Heseltine
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, (; born 21 March 1933) is a British politician. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket Media Group in 1957. Heseltine served as a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001. He was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State under Major from 1995 to 1997. Heseltine entered the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet in 1979 as Secretary of State for the Environment, where he promoted the "Right to Buy" campaign that allowed people to purchase their council houses. He was considered an adept media performer and a charismatic minister, although he was frequently at odds with Thatcher on economic issues. He was one of the most visible Wets and dries, ...
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Secretary Of State For Housing, Communities And Local Government
The secretary of state for housing, communities and local government is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom and is the Cabinet minister responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). They are responsible for local government in England. The office holder works alongside the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government#Ministers, other ministers in the department. The corresponding shadow minister is the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, shadow secretary of state for housing, communities and local government. The current minister is Angela Rayner, who was appointed to the role under Sir Keir Starmer on 5 July 2024. History The Department of Communities and Local Government was created in 2006 by then British prime minister Tony Blair to replace John Prescott's Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which had taken on the l ...
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Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament Constituency)
Ashton-under-Lyne is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Greater Manchester that was created in 1832. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015. Rayner currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the cabinet of Starmer ministry, Keir Starmer, and was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020. Constituency profile Like much of Greater Manchester, Ashton was a significant hub for textile production and retains some manufacturing. Incomes and house prices are lower than UK averages. Boundaries Historic 1832–1885: The area defined by the Ashton-under-Lyne Improvement Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. lxxvii). ...
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Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner (' Bowen; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2024 United Kingdom general election, July 2024. She has been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and Labour and Co-operative Party, Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency), Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015. Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left. Rayner was born and raised in Stockport, where she attended the Comprehensive school, comprehensive Stockport Academy, Avondale School. She left school aged 16 whilst pregnant and without any qualifications. She later trained in Social care in England, social care at Stockport College and worked for the local cou ...
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Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for supporting the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet. It is composed of various units that support United Kingdom cabinet committee, Cabinet committees and coordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments. it had over 10,200 staff, mostly civil servants, some of whom work in Whitehall. Staff working in the British Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office are part of the Cabinet Office. Responsibilities The Cabinet Office's core functions are: * Supporting collective government, helping to ensure the effective development, coordination, and implementation of policy; * Supporting the National Security Council and the Joint Intelligence Organisation, coordinating the government's response to crises, and managing the UK's cyber securi ...
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First Lord Of The Treasury
The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom. Traditional convention holds that the office of First Lord is held by the Prime Minister. (10 Downing Street is technically the official home of the First Lord, although it is now entirely associated with the Prime Minister's office.) The office is not the United Kingdom's finance minister; this role is instead held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is the ''Second'' Lord of the Treasury. Lords of the Treasury As of the beginning of the 17th century, the running of the Treasury was frequently entrusted to a commission, rather than to a single individual. Since 1714, it has permanently been in commission. The commissioners have always since that date been referred to as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and adopted ordinal numbers to describe their seniority. Eventually in the middle of the same century, the f ...
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Holborn And St Pancras (UK Parliament Constituency)
Holborn and St Pancras () is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Greater London that was created in 1983. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 by Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister since 2024 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. Constituency profile The seat of Holborn and St Pancras as drawn in 2010 is composed of all but a small western portion of the London Borough of Camden and extends from most of Covent Garden and Bloomsbury in the heart of the West End of London through other areas of the NW1 postal district, north, and in elevation terms upwards through fashionable and economically diverse Camden Town to the affluent suburb of Highgate in a long strip. Gospel Oak, particularly towards Kentish Town, has high dep ...
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Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales), Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013. Born in Southwark and raised in Surrey, Starmer attended Reigate Grammar School. He was active politically as a teenager, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Leeds in 1985 and received a Master's degree, postgraduate Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of Oxford where he was a student at St Edmund Hall in 1986. After being called to the Bar, Starmer practised predominantly i ...
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Starmer Ministry
The Starmer ministry began on 5 July 2024 when Keir Starmer was invited by King Charles III to form a government, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak after the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Background Starmer formed his government throughout 5–7 July, after his party won 411 seats in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, with the new Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet first meeting on 6 July and the new Parliament being called to meet on 9 July. It has been noted for its female political representation, appointing women to a record half of the Cabinet (including Rachel Reeves as the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer in British history) and three of the five top positions in the British government, including Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Starmer also appointed three Independent p ...
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Royal Coat Of Arms Of The United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022)
The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the royal arms, are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently Charles III. They are used by the Government of the United Kingdom and by other Crown institutions, including courts in the United Kingdom and in some parts of the Commonwealth. Differenced versions of the arms are used by members of the British royal family. The monarch's official flag, the royal standard, is the coat of arms in flag form. There are two versions of the coat of arms. One is used in Scotland, and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, and the other is used elsewhere and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of England. The shields of both versions of the arms quarter the arms of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, which united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, and the Kingdom of Ireland, which united with Great Britain to form the United Kingdo ...
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Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer's Labour Party (United Kingdom), Labour Party in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition, serving in this role from July to November 2024. He previously held two Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak has been Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond and Northallerton, previously Richmond (Yorks), since 2015. Sunak was born in Southampton to parents of Indian descent who immigrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s. He was educated at Winchester College, studied philosophy, politics and economics at Linc ...
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