Reform UK MP proposes abolishing Cabinet Office and Cabinet Secretary post
Reform UK MP Danny Kruger announced a plan to eliminate the Cabinet Office and the Cabinet Secretary role. He said the changes would shift authority from senior civil servants back to the Prime Minister's office.
thehindu.comReform UK MP Danny Kruger announced plans to abolish the Cabinet Office and the Cabinet Secretary role during a video address from Whitehall on 24 May 2026. Kruger stated that real power currently rests with senior civil servants rather than Downing Street. He said the party would restore authority to No 10 so that the Prime Minister, not the Cabinet Secretary, would be in charge.
"No10 is in charge, not the Cabinet Office. He added that the change would make it matter who walks up Downing Street. The proposal forms part of Reform UK's alternative vision for government structure.
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If implemented, decision-making authority would move from the Cabinet Office to No 10.
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