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tal@lemmy.today to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 16 days ago

Mark Carney named next UK Prime Minister

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Mark Carney named next UK Prime Minister

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tal@lemmy.today to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 16 days ago
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LONDON – In the wake of Keir Starmer’s resignation as PM, Labour Party officials have announced a plan to select Canada’s Mark Carney as party leader and Prime Minister. “It’s obviously a huge honour and one I’m happy to say yes to,” said Carney. “Having spent the last 14 months in a similar, albeit much […]
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    Also their Prime Minister’s residence isn’t a rotting, rat infested hovel that no one wants to pay to fix up, so there’s that.

    I don’t know about rats, but there is the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, and I assume that it’s not a mere sinecure.

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      @tal 😹

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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinecure

        Wikipedia has a list for various countries, including the UK and Canada, and the Chief Mouser isn’t on there, so I think it’s reasonable to assume that he actually does do work.

        The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, on the other hand, does make the list.

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      Put some respect on Larry’s name! He’s been through like 8 prime ministers at this point.

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