Originally Posted by
pr00ne
The Chancellor is appointed by, and works for, the PRIME Minister. The incumbent Chancellors job, as for the rest of the Cabinet, is to deliver policy as laid down by the PRIME Minister based on the manifesto. They are not independent post holders with their own ideas, policies, plans and agendas.
I don't think you're disagreeing with my point, but I would suggest that cabinet ministers do have their own priorities; resolution of those differences in priority is precisely the PM's job and the cause of occasional Cabinet spats, sackings and resignations. In this case the PM has agreed that the Chancellor's priority outweighs those of the PM's own policy staff and of the Defence Secretary.