The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office, eq
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The Great Offices of State are senior political offices in important ministerial portfolios in the UK government. They are the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary, a
Home Secretary
…minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office, equivalent to an interior minister. The position is a Great Office of State, making the home secretary one of the most senior and influential ministers in the government. The incumbent is a statutory member of the British Cabinet…
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