British cabinet

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Conservative peer Baroness Warsi, the first Muslim women to sit in a British cabinet, posted that it was "a fantastic moment we can all celebrate whatever our politics, left or right".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

The UK Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that Adams was not lawfully detained as his internment was not approved by a British cabinet minister, meaning he was wrongly convicted of attempting to escape.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

“Last night the Government issued a licence that permits the sale of @ChelseaFC,” Nadine Dorries, the British cabinet minister responsible for sports, tweeted Wednesday morning.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2022

Priti Patel, the British cabinet minister overseeing policing, and Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, both called on Sunday for an independent review of policing tactics at the vigil.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2021

In the work on "The law and history of copyright," by Augustine Birrell, a member of the present British cabinet, this plan is characterized as a "preposterous scheme."

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers