Prime Miniser and Office

Question 1

What role does the PM carry out?

Answer 1

Appoint fellow ministers to the crown

Chair meetings of the cabinet at least once a week

Appoint members of cabinet committees

Keep the sovereign informed of government business on a weekly basis

Declare war and peace (would now, more than likely, require a vote in parliament)

Recommend the passage of government bills to royal assent

Recommend the dissolution of parliament for a general election (less relevant now with introduction of fixed-term parliaments)