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The '''Cabinet of the United Kingdom''' was a group of senior ministers, including the [[British Prime Minister|Prime Minister]], in charge of the [[British government]]. From at least [[1796]], the Cabinet was in session in the [[Cabinet Room]] in [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | The '''Cabinet of the United Kingdom''' was a group of senior ministers, including the [[British Prime Minister|Prime Minister]], in charge of the [[British government]]. From at least [[1796]], the Cabinet was in session in the [[Cabinet Room]] in [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | ||
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In [[2010]], the Cabinet included Prime Minister [[Brian Green]], Deputy PM and Foreign Secretary [[Rick Yates]], Home Secretary [[Denise Riley]], and a black male [[Defence Secretary]]. During a COBRA meeting, the Cabinet agreed to try and hand over children to the [[456]], haggling over the exact amount, rather than go to war and lose. Sixty two failed asylum seekers were considered expendable and offered up, only for the 456 to demand 325,000 instead. A grim discussion was had and in order to ensure extended family couldn't be part of the 'lottery', Riley proposed they hand over the bottom 10% of the school league tables as those children were expendable. The Cabinet agreed and a cover story was established. Torchwood attempted to blackmail the Cabinet into ceasing the plan but failed: Torchwood's attempt to intimidate the 456 only confirmed its power and hardened the Cabinet's stance. Control over the operation was taken by America's General [[Austin Pierce]], as Britain was seen as having caused the issue; this allowed the Cabinet to say the events of the day "were in American hands" and not there's. Denise Riley blackmailed her way into control of the Prime Minister's office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'', ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') | In [[2010]], the Cabinet included Prime Minister [[Brian Green]], Deputy PM and Foreign Secretary [[Rick Yates]], Home Secretary [[Denise Riley]], and a black male [[Defence Secretary]]. During a COBRA meeting, the Cabinet agreed to try and hand over children to the [[456]], haggling over the exact amount, rather than go to war and lose. Sixty two failed asylum seekers were considered expendable and offered up, only for the 456 to demand 325,000 instead. A grim discussion was had and in order to ensure extended family couldn't be part of the 'lottery', Riley proposed they hand over the bottom 10% of the school league tables as those children were expendable. The Cabinet agreed and a cover story was established. Torchwood attempted to blackmail the Cabinet into ceasing the plan but failed: Torchwood's attempt to intimidate the 456 only confirmed its power and hardened the Cabinet's stance. Control over the operation was taken by America's General [[Austin Pierce]], as Britain was seen as having caused the issue; this allowed the Cabinet to say the events of the day "were in American hands" and not there's. Denise Riley blackmailed her way into control of the Prime Minister's office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'', ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') | ||
When the world was overrun by | When the world was overrun by [[tree]]s around the [[2010s]], the Cabinet went into emergency meeting and announced that they'd use controlled burns to get vital services through. ([[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In real life, Shirley Williams was not Prime Minister and Tony Benn was not Home Secretary. Both of them were in 1970s Labour Cabinets in different roles. | * In real life, Shirley Williams was not Prime Minister and Tony Benn was not Home Secretary. Both of them were in 1970s Labour Cabinets in different roles. | ||
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[[Category:British government]] | [[Category:British government]] | ||
