Powers of the Prime Minister
- Created by: Amy Hanson
- Created on: 08-03-13 19:09
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- Powers of the Prime Minister
- Developing of the party
- As leader of the country and the party in Parliament, the PM has significant, if not ultimate power to introduce / decide on policies
- Dissolution
- This power no longer exists
- It used to be that PM's could choose the day of the next election.
- David Cameron changed this to a fixed 5 year date
- Power of Appointment
- The PM can suggest possible Lords and the the House of Lords Appointment Commission choose them
- Cabinet Chairperson
- The PM sets the agenda for Cabinet meetings
- This means he can choose who speaks in the meeting and when
- If a Cabinet Minister supports a new policy then they will probably let them speak first.
- International Spokesperson
- If a PM makes a good agreement on a worldwide scale e.g: a world peace agreement, they are more likely to be popular at home
- Developing of the party
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