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The British Government

The British government is the executive: the prime minister, the ministers who run departments, and the permanent civil service that…

Brexit — a contraction of "British exit" — was the UK's departure from the European Union, decided by referendum on…

Downing Street is a cul-de-sac off Whitehall, and Number 10 is the most famous front door in Britain. From outside…

The prime minister runs the British government, and the job exists almost entirely by convention. There is no statute that…

Parliament is where British law is made, and its structure differs from the American system in one fundamental way: the…

Britain is a constitutional monarchy, which means it has a king who is head of state and almost no power…