Is The PM Effectively A President

Question 1

Yes

Answer 1

• head of state
• chief foreign policy maker
• makes military decisions
• controls intelligence services
• negotiates and agrees foreign treaties
• e.g. Thatcher, Blair and churchil

Question 2

No

Answer 2

• not head of state
• not directly elected
• foreign policy is subject to parliamentary approval
• PM can be removed from office by own party, president cant
• powers of PM ate not codified in a consititution but are conventional