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Has coalition government affected prime ministerial power?

Mark Bennister argues that although there has been little formal change to the office of prime minister, Cameron’s premiership — at the head of a coalition government — has involved compromise. This means that his ‘writ’ has not run through government in the way it did with Blair and Thatcher

David Cameron leaving 10 Downing Street for PMQs at the House of Commons a day after announcing his cabinet reshuffle in July 2014

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Unit 2 The prime minister and cabinet

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