United KingdomGovernment and law 18 · Government, law and your role
What is the shadow cabinet?
- aA secret group of advisers who meet privately with the Prime Minister each week
- bSenior members of the main opposition party, each following a government departmentCorrect answer
- cFormer cabinet ministers who now sit in the House of Lords and advise the government
- dCivil servants who run the country while Parliament is dissolved for an election
Why?
The Leader of the Opposition appoints senior colleagues to 'shadow' government ministers. They question and challenge the government and offer other policies.
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