Fantasy Cabinet-who would you choose?

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I'm thinking a GNU (Government of National Union) might be a good thing. It's s new concept to me and I admittedly don't know anything about how that would actually work but it's got me thinking. Who would be in your fantasy cabinet? As this is for fun you can choose people from outside the UK and they don't need to be actual politicians.

So far I've decided on

Donald Tusk
Leo Varadker
Lady Hale
Joanna Cherry
Anna Soubry
Ian Blackford
And of course, John Bercow

No idea who I'd have in which role but they are people I have respect for and admire their passion or diplomacy and care for the people.

Jacinta Ardern! If the Kiwis can spare her for a bit!

John Major at the moment. He's doing a fantastic job in the background. I've fantasised about all of our living previous prime ministers coming back and taking this shit show over. Except Cameron. I had him on the list to start with but then his book came out and the excerpts I've seen (I am not buying it) are such self justificatory shit.

Also Caroline Lucas. I've always liked her.

I would pick the wonderful John Bercow, Gina Miller, Lady Hale, Barack and Michelle Obama, Greta Thunberg, Serena Williams, Oprah, Ellen, David Attenborough, Pink, John McDonnell, Prince Harry, Dominic Grieve, Robert Peston and Keir Starmer. Sorry about the essay guys.

Sorry I forgot Donald Tusk

Harriet Harman should be there. She should be the Labour leader imo.

PM Frank Field
Chancellor Me
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
Ireland Bill Clinton
Environment David Attenborough
Brexit Gove

I'd start from scratch. Ben Fogle, Sue Perkins, Olly Murrs, Maggie Smith for starters. They all come across as nice, sensible people.

David Lammy

@MunaZaldrizoti Jess Phillips for PM - me too!
Rupa Huq, Joanna Cherry, Mhairi Black, Yvette Cooper, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Wera Hobhouse, Caroline Lucas, Lisa Nandy, Sarah Wollaston, Anna Soubry, Lady Hale, Gina Miller, and Greta Thunberg.

...and Harriet Harman, Donald Tusk, and yes, John Bercow!

Nancy Pelosi, definitely. Keir Starmer, Lady Hale (and the other justices of the Supreme Court). Yvette Cooper and bring back Ed Balls. John Major. Amen Clarke. Sarah Wollaston and Ben Bradshaw.

Oh also John Bercow, Betty Boothroyd and Hilary Clinton.

Must also include the leader of them all Mr Nelson Mandela

How about Ghandi? I wonder if he'd have any usable advice for us.

I’d like Kermit the frog, Miss Piggy and sooty.

Kermit as he’s on the fence.
Miss Piggy s she’s punchy.
Sooty as he’s a mute nodded.

Well, they’re all a bunch of p/muppets.

George Mitchell
Mark Carney clone (original needed where he is)
Maybe Rwanda would lend us some of their female MPs
We could get some from India as well- I know they have some problems with corruption but they have kept that huge and varied show on the road since 1947.

Jo Swinson, David Lammy, Dominic Grieve, Joanna Cherry, Ed Davey, Yvette Cooper, Caroline Lucas, Ken Clarke, Margaret Beckett, Chiukka Ummunna, Sarah Woolaston, Luciana Berger, were Honhouse, Oliver Letwin, Hilary Benn.

Having seen him on tour this week Russell Howard for the Minister of Love and Laughter

Just remembered Jo Cox, would definitely want her in my Cabinet

Margaret Thatcher? Really?

She'd need a Cummings behind her, these days. And even she recognised the value of the EEC.