For the first time in UK history, none of the four highest positions in a government — Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Interior — is occupied by a white man. Liz Truss’s choices for these portfolios (herself, Kwasi Kwarteng, James Cleverly and Suella Braverman) clearly send a message that her government intends to be inclusive.
The fact was praised by many in the British press -although equally devalued by others, such as Douglas Murray in Spectator, who recalled that the last two heads of the Treasury were two children of immigrants and the last two heads of the Internal Administration were women and also descendants of immigrants.
But this is not the only fact that stands out from the group of men and women who now sit on the British Cabinet. One factor, probably less positive for some, is the inexperience of the majority of those chosen. Many only entered parliament in 2010 and most only gained experience in government since 2014, under David Cameron.
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Source: Observadora
