This section provides information about UK Government and Politics.

The UK government is made up of the Queen, the Prime Minister and the Parliament. The Queen stands as the figurehead with a number of duties and roles, including weekly meetings with the Prime Minister and opening the new parliamentary session by outlining the government's proposed policies and legislation. The Prime Minister is the leader of the political party that holds the majority in Parliament. The Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and they pass UK laws, finance the work of government, scrutinise government policy and administration, and debate the major issues in the UK.

The UK political party system is based on political groups with their own policies, which compete for the support of the public to win power. In Parliament, the two parties with the most Members of Parliament (MPs) form the government and the opposition.

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