Whos the boss in England? The Queen or the Prime Minister? And why do they need both?
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The Queen is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government. teh reason for both is so that not one person would hold ALL of the power, I think they found this out the hard way years ago. I believe Kings who were tyrants, they held all the power so they did as they chose top do, thats what makes the US President unique, in that he is both head of state and of government. I think we just figured out how to fix the country..LOL
871338
The Queen of England is much richer than either of them. She owns extensive land and things such as jewels etc which are priceless. That is apart from her monitary assets.
1068872
queen mother and queen
976405
There's no 'chair', and infact the way that Britain is run is nothing like in the US. The boss of the two houses is the Queen, who has no power. Britain was previously made similar to a republic when Charles I was killed and Cromwell ran the country, but the British brought kings back because they're funny and provide scandal, but the people made all monarch's powers redundant.\n\nMPs in the house of commons are elected by citizens and stay there until the next election is called, normally every 5 years.\n\nThe house of lords is occupied by the lords, consisting of religious lords (bishops), law lords, life peers and hereditary lords. Hereditary lords are the ones that inherit their title and are useless. Life peers are offered a 'peerage' because they've done something good, and the government want them in parliament.
235187
It would be the prime minister.  If I remember correctly Jamaica is a former British colony and still has the Queen of England as it's head of "state", while the PM is the head of "government."
420693
the single worst leader of the uk in my life time!\n\nno-one has done more to crush the working man and support the rich in the last 35 years.\n\nyes i am only 35 years old but political history is important.\n\nboring sometimes!\n\nbut important.\n\ntony blair is not great but compared to her he is ok.
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That's an interesting question. Are you referring to Her Majesty's immediate family?\nThe list of successors to the throne is very long. (Too long to list them all here, in fact.) So, unless every person on the list died, someone would succeed Queen Elizabeth to the throne.\nIf all the successors somehow died, it would be tragic, to be sure. But the British government would continue to function, without missing a beat. This is because the royal family no longer wields any real political power.
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The Prime minister does not have a "term" in the American sense. \n\nThe process begins with a parliamentary election. Such elections must be called at least once very five years but may be called sooner.\n\nAfter the elections, the Queen, as Head of State, calls upon a member of Parliament to form a government and be her Prime Minister. In theory she may summon anyone she chooses but in fact it will always be the leader of the party that won the most seats in Parliament.\n\n\nThis person must then win the support of a majority of the members. If his party has won a majority this is no problem but if it has not he must negotiate with members of other parties to achieve a majority.\n\nIf he acheives such a majority he may then remain as prime minister for as long as five years (at which time another election must be called) so long as a majority continue to support him. \n\nIf, at any time he loses majority support thru what is called a "vote of no confidence" he must step down. In that instance the Queen may either summon another individual to attempt to gain a majority within the existing Parliament or call a new election. As a practical matter, a new election will be the choice.\n\nHe is, by the way, as others have mentioned, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and not just of England.\n\nEngland as a seperate political entity vanished in 1707 with the passage of the Act of Union which joined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in the Kindom of Great Britain.\n\nThe recent creation of a Scottish Parliament does not make Scotland a seperate country or revoke the Act of Union and England continues to be incorporated into the Kingdom of Great Britain which is itself now a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.
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A prime minister is elected from parliament to be the head of the government.  A president is completely separate from the legislative body.  A vice president is usually pretty powerless - fulfilling the duties the president can't or doesn't want to do.
784760
its a Constitutional monarchy\n\nthe queen owns it all and is the supreme power, but Parliament run and administer the country.\n\nthe powers she is suppose to have can't ever really be used, she's more of a big walking advertisement for the UK - but...she's the head of some parts of the army, all the navy and all the air force...so she could...in theory. do what the king of Thailand did a while back...if needs be.
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The Monarchy serves as head of State in Great Britain (which includes England, Scotland and Wales), and Northern Ireland as well as several Commonwealth Countries, including Canada, Australia and several others.  Technically, the monarch is also the head of government as well (by constitution) but by tradition, it has evolved that the Prime Minister is head of government and the monarch is head of state.  The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, and she performs some of the same functions as the President of the United States as head of state (as opposed to head of government) which would include many ceremonial functions, as well as proclaiming bills into law.  It offers a different form of "checks and balances" that isn't available under the US system.  For instance, should a US President should fall as head of government, the head of state is also gone and government comes to a halt. In Britain, should the government fall, the monarch can come forward and ask another party to form government or call a general election.  If it is the former, then government can continue as before.  In countries like Canada (where I am), the monarch is represented  by the Governor General at the Federal Level, and the Lieutenant Governor at the Provincial Level (as opposed to a Lt Gov in the states, which is the state equivalent to a VP).  The person holding those offices perform the monarch's duties in its stead at the appropriate level of government.
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The "queen mum" is short for the Queen Mother, which really means the Queen's Mother Who Was Herself a Queen.  She's dead.\n\nQueen Elizabeth II seems not to have any authority, but technically she does, as I am sure that she doesn't have to sign anything that she doesn't want to.  But that would cause an uproar you wouldn't believe.  And the Prime Minister has to go see her every week or so and go over the stuff they want her to sign.\n\nSo it's a bit of a puzzle as to just what kind of authority she has.  In actual practice she has no political authority...it's all theoretical.
688609
The Queen is more respected, so it would be her.
723733
Tony Blair and George ush could earn more in directorships in companies if they liked they are in it for power.  Bush was already minted as most of the world leaders are before they get into the job.\n\nthe queen is a different story.  she is just a custodian.  She would be aswell having nothing.
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Tony Blair. This link will give you more info on all of the prime ministers.
734435
The title "Prime Minister" refers to the days when the Prime Minister's job was to minister to the Monarch who ruled the country. It's actually quite a derogatory title in its way! Nowadays, whilst the Prime Minister may be at the head of the government, ruling the country, they're still technically the Queen's Prime Minister, which is why they have to report to her on the political situation of the country. Technically the Queen still has the right to dissolve her government if she chooses, and the Prime Minister is technically still under her rule. I'm sure the country would be happy if she were to sack Tony Blair, dissolve the government and call a general election, but that's not really going to happen. It's more of a keeping of the traditions, because the monarch wouldn't use those powers, democracy being as important a principle to them as it is to the rest of the country.
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There isn't one.  Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of Britain.  Jack McConnell is the First Minister of Scotland and under the present constitution there is no Prime Minister of England.