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The Prime Minister is the most powerful political figure in the UK, yet the role is barely defined in law. The PM's power rests on a combination of royal prerogative, patronage, party leadership, and convention. This lesson examines the formal and informal sources of PM power and evaluates the extent and limits of that power.
The PM exercises prerogative powers that historically belonged to the Crown. These include:
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