Who has more power The Queen or the Prime Minister?
In UK who is the boss between The Queen and The Prime Minister?
I am asking because we have heard of The Prime Minister ordering a WAR and not The Queen..
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The Queen most definately (thankfully!). She has the power to summon Parliament and dissolve it. When the P.M wishes to dissolve Parliament or call a General Election he has to get permission from the Queen first. Also, she appoints the P.M, leading Church figures and precides over the meetings of the Privy Council.
She can also on ministerial advice show mercy or parden those convicted of a crime.
She is also the representitive of Great Britain when abroad and when receiving foreign dignateries, but the power to declare war and to make peace, belongs with the Government (unfortunately).
The prime minister is more powerful.
the queen is just a figure head who has to go along with the decisions of the prime minister.
Everything she does is for show
The Queen is a ceremonial monarch with no ability to make laws. The Prime Minister is the head of the British government. There is not boss between them.
unfortunatly the prime minister has all the power. The Queen has none.she is just a figurehead
More Power, must be Tim Allen
Prime Minister realistically. Legally though, although I think it is unenforacable, the Queen is.
Not so! It is the queen who approves of the appointment. Though it appears as a formality, the prime minister will not take office unless the queen puts her seal of approval on his nomination/election. Furthermore, she is not there for show. She can also remove the prime minister from office if she chooses. Yes, it is a very involved and complicated process, but don't underestimate the power from the palace! Who do you think is better connected and worth more money? Money DOES buy ANYTHING in today's world! It's sad, but very very true!
The queen, the rest are puppets!
The Queen is the over boss.
The Prime Minister.
The prime minister, sad that one man/women has the power to drag us all into a war.
I thought the queen did cus i thought all the laws and stuff had to go past the queen first.
And the prime minster gets voted out but the queen cant.
But everyone else says the prime minister
soo im not sure sorry!!
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The Prime Minister.
I can't believe HM the Queen would have Knighted Salman Rushdie if she had been more powerful than the PM.
The PM probs, but doesn't he need the Queens approval or something... I respect the Queen alot more anyway and I doubt I'm alone, her face is on alot of different currency.
Hi Elik,
According to the UK Constitution of things, the Monarchy gets to appoint a Government, who are then supposed to obay Royal commands & edicte, according to His of Her Majesties wishes.
In practice, though, the reverse occurs.
The Prime Minister of the day has a chat wih the Monarch, and says "well actually we are going to do so & so"
So tough.
HM can say "no you bloomin' well don't"
But this rarely happens.
The current Queen would not involve herself with warfare.
It is unseemly & pointless.
She would leave that to Her Advisors, and go with the flow.
Oh, HM can sack the Government & appoint a new one, so in that respect ,She has ultimate control over Her parliament, but we don't want a Robert Mugwee telling us all what to do.
If Gordon or David ot Menzies can put on a decent show of things, then Liz, Phil, Charlie etc will be happy & quiet about it all.
Please vote Geordie at the next general.
I met Phil the Greek a few weeks back, and he giggled at the notion of a Geordie Party.
Bless him.
Bob
Queen Elizabeth II is a Constitutional Monarch and really has no power of her own.
That said, her signature has to appear on all new legislation, government appointment and ambassadorial appointment from foreign countries.
But it is the Prime Minister and his government that formulate that legislation and when the Queen outlines her Governments intention for the coming year, during the State Opening of Parliament, by making her "Queen's Speech," it has been written for her by the PM and his Cabinet.
Likewise, it is the PM who is likely to lead the country to war; in the event of her disagreement, all Her Majesty could do is disagree privately and try to persuade him/her to a different course.
There was a time when the monarch ruled over all, making laws and handling the nation's purse strings. That began to change with the Magna Carta, in 1215, during the reign of King John, and by the time of King George IV, in the early 19th Century, pretty much all power had been removed from the throne. The best a monarch could do would be to use their position as a lever to influence politics, as Queen Victoria did so effectively during her reign.
the uk has a constitutional monarchy and therefore Parliament has the power, not the prime minister or the Queen. The Queen has the loyalty of the people but the politicians have the final say so etc. If the Queen does not approve of a law or an appointment she has powers to instigate a judicial enquiry. Thats all.
The PM - we're a constitutional monarchy mate; HM is just a figurehead not a real decision-maker.
The latter
In the Westminster system of parliamentary government, executive authority is theoretically and nominally vested in the head of state, which in the UK's case is the Queen. But the Queen doesn't actively exercise executive authority since this is done by a PM and Cabinet on her behalf. So in essence, the PM and Cabinet are the de facto executive body whilst the Queen is the nominal executive authority.
In the UK, declaration of war is one of the Sovereign's Royal Prerogatives. These are powers historically held by the monarch but in modern times are exercised by the Sovereign on the advice of the PM. Again, the PM holds the de facto ability to declare war, since the Sovereign always acts on the advice of her ministers.
In a de facto sense then, the Prime Minister is the highest political office, and hence leader of the United Kingdom.
I get a third of my money from the Queen and give a third of it to the Prime Minister
the queen follows the prime minister not the other way around
You can answer this question in two ways from both a theoretical viewpoint and a practical one.
In practice the person with most power if the Prime Minister but in theory the Queen is infinitely more powerful. Why? The answer lies in what is known as "prerogative powers". The Royal Prerogative vests powers in the Monarch from centuries ago. They still exist today. By convention they are not exercised and this is done by the government of the day. Some Prerogative powers include the declaration of war, minting and coinage and the dissolution of Parliament. Few people are aware that the security services MI5 and MI6 are technically under the control of the Monarch.
So the person with the most power is the Queen by a long way - but only in theory!
Technically the Queen is the Boss. Practically its the PM. The Queen does have several wide ranging constitutional powers, one of which is to appoint the PM of the day. In 1975 she did this via her Governor-General in Australia, who actually sacked the sitting Prime Minister.
That said, I think her most important role is just to remind those dirty little politicians that no-one can aspire to the top job in the UK, except those unfortunate few who are born to it. They all have to call her Ma'am and that reminds them that they work for the British People who are represented by the Monarch.
Who cares , you forgot the most powerfull body , US the public , if we were to object to something , and I mean all of us then we whould win hands down
Prime Minister. The Queen is just a head of state if you can call her that.
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