points by pjc50 3 days ago | 0 comments
The UK is very good at getting rid of individual PMs. Larry the Downing Street cat has seen seven of them since 2011.
The PM has a lot of power, but is very dependent on MP support.
The PM has a lot of power, but is very dependent on MP support.
Of course any PM still depends on Parliamentary support, by definition the Prime Minister is the one who can convince the monarch they can form a government which has the confidence of the House of Commons. My complaints of presidentialisation are more in the centralisation of power around Number 10, Blair was particularly known for it but it's been basically all of them in recent history.