Prime Minister
- Created by: Aaron_ZR
- Created on: 01-02-22 17:51
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- Prime Minister
- Becoming Prime Minister
- They must be a Party Leader
- Prime ministers are appointed as a result of being elected as leader of their parties
- Prime Ministers must be MPs
- All prime ministers sit in the House of Commons
- His or Her Party usually has majority control of the House of Commons
- Most leave office as a result of election defeats
- Most prime ministers come to power as result of general election victories
- Except hung parliaments
- They must be a Party Leader
- Role of the Prime Minister
- Making Govts
- The power to hire and fire cabinet members and other ministers
- Control over careers of their MPs and peers
- PMs are appointed by the queen
- The PM appoints all members of the govt.
- The power to hire and fire cabinet members and other ministers
- Managing Cabinet System
- Chairs cabinet meetings
- Sets up and staffs cabinet committees
- Determines their number and their length
- Providing national leadership
- The PM's authority is based on public approval
- Most important during national crisis and war or major events
- Controlling parliament
- Controls the lower chamber
- Limited in the event of a hung government
- Controls the lower chamber
- Organising govt
- Responsible for the structure and organisation of government
- Setting up, reorganising and abolishing government departments
- Responsible for the civil service
- Responsible for the structure and organisation of government
- Directing Govt Policy
- Central figure of core executive
- Core executive is an informal network of bodies and actors that play a key role in the policy process
- Sets the overall direction of government policy and defines its strategic goals
- The prime minister can interfere in any aspect of policy
- Central figure of core executive
- Making Govts
- Becoming Prime Minister
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