The United Kingdom has an uncodified constitution. The constitution consists of legislation, common law, Crown prerogative and constitutional conventions. Conventions may be written or unwritten. They
A full House of Commons debates Brexit during a rare Saturday sitting. View from the top corner of the House to the left of the Speaker's chair.
The House of Lords debates the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Lord Speaker can be seen to the rear, seated on the woolsack.
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet,
Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom
…the government, are jointly accountable to Parliament for the government's actions and policies. Confidence motions (votes of "no confidence") - The Prime Minister must tender the resignation of the government if defeated in a confidence motion. Where a vote of no confidence against the government is submitted by…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham portrait
Robert Walpole was the first to hold the position of Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain alongside his cabinet on the eve of World War II in September 1939
Prime Minister David Cameron announcing the approval of more free schools across the country as a part of his education policy on 9 March 2015