Boris Johnson in the cabinet room at No 10
All A-level examination boards require analysis and evaluation of the structure, role and powers of the executive branch.. In addition, students must evaluate factors that affect the relationship between the cabinet and the prime minister, and the balance of power that exists between them
The concept of the ‘prime minister’ that politics students study at A-level and university contains a number of half-truths, verging on myths. In this 300th anniversary year of the first British prime minister, Robert Walpole in 1721, it is important to probe these. Contrary to many a popular myth, this article will contend the following:
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