PM

• the PM should appoint "big beasts" in order to avoid a backbench rebellion, this is seen through May's appointment of Johnson to her cabinet
• the executive can be scrutinised in PMQs, e.g. Blair v Major, and select committees, e.g. Rishi Sunak v Chris Bryant
• Examples of the PM's prorogative powers include ministerial appointments and the ability to prorogue Parliament
• Miller v PM, Johnson's five week prorogation of Parliament deemed ultra vires
• the PM is considered primus inter pares- "first among equals"
• The PM is selected from the commons
• the PM sets the agenda for cabinet meetings
• the PM decided when a debate is over and a vote takes place
• The PM can use their power to bulldoze policy so long as they have a large majority, e.g. Thatcher's poll tax
• Thatcher's leadership was questioned and challenged by Michael Heseltine
• the PM can make treaties and meet and influence world figures and leaders
• The PM commands the military