PM/cabinet - who does their "local" job

[clonmult]

Was discussing this with a few colleagues yesterday, we're not sure how it works.

The PM and the chosen cabinet were also elected as their local MPs. So how can they be doing both roles - local constituency work and their cabinet role? Strikes me that the cabinet role will take priority, with the work they would have typically done for the contituency either taking a very low priority or being undertaken by a bunch of deputies.

[elster]

He still will, or should be.

They may change it to appointment only for local constituents to deter the fan boys.

[ralphrj]

According to the Cabinet Office it is the Prime Minister's Political Office who handle constituency issues.

http://archive.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/roleofcentre/n...

[Puggit]

They all have constituency teams who will look after the phones/email etc.

They still need to occasionally carry out surgeries etc - but more work will be done by local councillors to help out.