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Government & Politics Essay Question How powerful is the Prime Minister? It can be argued that within our UK democracy we have both a cabinet and a prime ministerial government. The rise of Thatcher saw many changes in the way a prime minister governed. She took primus inter pares (major) then formed it into an 'absolute premier'. Tony Blair has now followed in Thatcher's footprints and is argued to be an elected dictator. So therefore Thatcher revolutionised the way in which she controlled the country through her cabinet, which has proceeded until present. 'New Labour is my best ever achievement'. But really how powerful is the Prime both in reality and theory. Factors such as; Formal powers, external factors, Blair and Thatcher will be addressed. The prime minister has prerogative powers, which have been traditionally taken from the monarch. In the time of primus inter pares where the Prime Minister had limited power, the...

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