Labour urged to stop ministerial carousel


If there is one thing business wants from the Labour government, it is stability.

As the table below shows, there has been a veritable ministerial mill in recent years, which according to experts has undermined the effectiveness of the government.

Turnover in a number of Whitehall departments dealing with business, finance and investment increased after the Brexit vote in 2016, as politics entered a new era of turmoil.

The new Jobs and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is the tenth person to hold the role since 2015.

Constantly changing ministers is “deeply damaging” and means they are focused on “quick wins” rather than long-term policymaking, warned Tim Durrant, programme director at the Institute for Government think tank.

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