Who is this mystery Cabinet Minister?

This is the official Cabinet website. Do you notice anything unusual:

Who is “Michael Walker”? He wasn’t mentioned at all during the reshuffle. Is this another name for Grant Shapps? The public should be told…

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‘Reconciliation is not weakness. It is leadership’

The dramatic intervention of Anas Sarwar could not have come at a more delicate point in the Prime…

David Martin

12th February, 2026, 6:00 am

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Of all the challenges facing the government, one is distinctively simple to address: press regulation. Independent press regulation…

Nathan Sparkes

12th February, 2026, 6:00 am

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The events of recent weeks have been widely framed as a story about personalities. They are not. They…

Paula Barker MP

12th February, 2026, 6:00 am