Pozycja ustrojowa premiera Wielkiej Brytanii w świetle jego kompetencji i praktyki politycznej

Abstract

Evolution of the British political system towards a parliamentary monarchy was accompanied by weakening the role of the monarch while increasing the importance of the prime minister. Today, this is even more desirable as it responds to the widespread need to identify the state of its leader. The British prime minister as chief of the executive became a real purchaser of this name, not only due to external requirements, but also as a result of internal changes in relations between authorities. The research problem of this article is systemic status of the British prime minister under his competences and political practice. In order to resolve the questions the article asks about the status of the prime minister in the modern British political system, his constitutional rights and their implementation in practice. There have been several evaluations and interpretations of the problem, to which the article refers – from the system of prime ministerial governance to rhetorical premiership. This article verifies them, putting the hypothesis that the position of prime minister of Great Britain is the result of both, his political competences and individual traits of politician whose skillful use determines the effectiveness of the office.