Mark Carney named next UK Prime Minister

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/06/mark-carney-named-next-uk-prime-minister/

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tal@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 46d (2 replies)

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.

TheNovemberMan@bookstodon.com · 3 pts · 46d (1 reply)

@tal 😹

tal@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 46d

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.

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 46d (1 reply)

Dammit. I was expecting Justin Trudeau, for a nice 10 years of stable government

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 46d

And first lady Katy Perry