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Colm Britchfield
Research Assistant
All work
27 JAN 2020
Explainer
Government reshuffles
A reshuffle is when government ministers are moved between posts.
04 NOV 2019
Explainer
Parliamentary private secretaries
A parliamentary private secretary (PPS) is an MP who serves as an unpaid assistant to a government minister.
21 MAY 2019
Explainer
Government ministers
This explainer sets out what are the different types of ministers, how they are appointed and what they do.