The Prime Minister Of Great Britain

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of a monarch is a pure formality. Anyone
suggested for this highest political office obviously has to be a very smart and
willing individual, in fact it has been suggested that he be an "uncommon man of
common opinions"(Douglas V. Verney). Not all Prime Ministers fitted this bill
exactly, but every on of them had to pass one important test: day-to-day
scrutiny of their motives and behavior by fellow members of Parliament
before they were ultimately elected to the leadership of their party. Unlike
Presidents of the United States all Prime Ministers have served a long
apprenticeship in the legislature and have been ministers in previous Cabinets.
Many Presidents of our country have been elected and on many occasions they have
never even met some of their future co-workers, such as case of Kissinger and
Nixon who have never even met prior to Nixon's appointment.
Let's now examine the statutory duties and responsibilities of the Prime
Minister. Unlike the United States where ...

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to date information. He controls the agenda which the office prepares for
Cabinet meetings. There is a smaller Prime Minister's Private Office which
consists of a principal private secretary and a half a dozen other staff drawn
from civil service. Perhaps owing to American influence the two offices are
becoming increasingly popular and there are signs that the Prime Minister is no
longer content to be aided by nonpolitical civil servants. There is little
doubt that if he chooses the PM can be in complete command of his Cabinet.
The PM must also give leadership in the House of Commons, though he
usually appoints a colleague as Leader of the House. He speaks for the
Government ...

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