Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The
Prime Minister
of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
is, in practice, the political leader of the
United Kingdom
. He or she acts as the
head of
Her Majesty's Government
and like other Prime Ministers in
Westminster Systems
is (along with his or her
Cabinet
) the
de facto
wielder of executive powers in the British Government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the
Sovereign
, often summed-up under the label of "
royal prerogative
". According to constitutional convention, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet (which he or she heads) are accountable for their actions to
Parliament
, of which (by convention) they are members.
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