The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy. A hereditary monarch, currently King Charles III, serves as head of
HM Queen Elizabeth II and her prime minister Gordon Brown, the head of Her Majesty's Government (2010)
The Starmer ministry, incumbent cabinet of the United Kingdom
The first Swinney government under the leadership of John Swinney meets for a meeting of the cabinet at Bute House
Parliament meets at the Palace of Westminster
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, or simply the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers re
Politics of the United Kingdom
…The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy. A hereditary monarch, currently King Charles III, serves as head of state while the prime minister of the United Kingdom, currently Andy Burnham, serves as the head of the…
King Charles III 2023 Coronation Balcony
The monarch's cypher on a ministerial folder
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 curtailed the sovereign's governmental power.
King Charles III with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, 2025