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UK Cabinet - Major Roles

The Great Offices of State plus the major Cabinet roles. Click any card for the full role: powers, history, notable holders, exam relevance.
Verified late May 2026 against parliament.uk / gov.uk. Key recent changes: Rayner resigned 5 Sep 2025 (stamp duty); Lammy moved up to Deputy PM + Lord Chancellor + Justice; Cooper to Foreign; Mahmood to Home; Kyle to Business; McFadden to W&P; Jones to Cabinet Office; Reed to Housing; Kendall to Science; Reynolds to Defra; Campbell to Leader of the Commons. Then Wes Streeting resigned 14 May 2026; James Murray to Health. Always check gov.uk before exam use.

Great Offices of State

The four senior posts of the British executive. Convention treats these as the senior portfolios under the PM.

Major Cabinet Roles

The substantive department heads beneath the Great Offices.