PM and cabinet

• General election with a 44 seat majority with Margret Thatcher winning


  1979
• MT - Big issues

  • Falklands war
  • Unemployment
  • Minor strikes
• MT - Demonstration of power

  • Economic growth
  • High amount of supporters
• MT - Demonstration of lack of power

  • Lost support from foreign secretary
• John Major's time as Prime Minister

  1990-1997
• John Major's time as Prime Minister

  • General elections in 1992 with 21 seat majority
  • Party mainly divided on Europe
• Demonstration of power during JM

  1. Reversed poll tax

  2. Worked with the IRA leading to Good Friday agreement
• Demonstration of lack of power during JM

  1. Forced to abandon economic policies

  2. Conflict started in his party over Europe
• Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister

  1997-2007
• In the 1997 general election, Tony Blair's Labour party won a 179 seat majority
• Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister (1997-2007)

  • Big issues - 9/11 which triggered the invasion into Iraq
  • Demonstrations of power - made progress on Good Friday agreement, kept potential rebels close
  • Demonstration of lack of power - tried tightening civil liberties, rebellion due to Blair's reluctance to a ceasefire
• Gordon Brown's time as Prime Minister

  2007-2010
• Gordon Brown won non elections, replaced Tony Blair
• Gordon Brown's time as Prime Minister

  • Worldwide financial crisis was a big issue
  • Demonstration of power: Climate change act, devolution in Northern Ireland
  • Demonstration of lack of power: continuous scandals, repeatedly asked to resign
• David Cameron

  Prime Minister of the UK from 2010 to 2016
• Won elections, caused coalition with Lib Dems


  2010
• Had 12 seat majority


  2015
• Big issues during 2010-2016

  • Brexit
  • Manage with a small majority and the Lib Dems
• Demonstration of power DC

  1. Fixed term parliament act 2010

  2. Education act 2011

  3. Same sex marriage 2013

  4. Public spending restraint reduced budget deficit
• Demonstration of lack of power DC

  1. Lack of majority

  2. Brexit referendum

  3. Limited amount of power due to coalition
• Theresa May won 1 election


  2017
• Theresa May's key issues

  • Brexit
  • Confidence and supply agreement with DUP
• Theresa May's demonstration of power

  Won vote of no confidence with 200 to 117 votes
• Theresa May's demonstration of lack of power

  1. Entered a confidence and supply deal with DUP

  2. Brexit withdrawal agreement refused 3 times

  3. High profile resignations like Boris Johnson
• Boris Johnson

  • Won 1 election in 2019
  • Won an 80 seat majority
• Boris Johnson's big issues

  • Brexit
  • Covid-19
• Boris Johnson's demonstrations of power

  • Got Brexit done
  • Introduced furlough scheme
• Boris Johnson's demonstrations of lack of power

  • Was seen as idle when war between Iraq and the west broke out
  • Multi scandal like party gate
  • Chris pincher
  • Dominic Cummings
  • Neil Parish
• Lizz Truss won no elections
• Lizz Truss


  • Lack of support from party
  • Tried to introduce mini budget
• Lizz Truss' demonstrations of power

  Tried to introduce mini budget
• Lizz Truss' demonstrations of lack of power

  Miscommunication of banning fracking, created financial instability
• Rishi Sunak won no elections
• RS - Big issues

  • Recession
  • Unemployment
• Rishi Sunak

  Authorised foreign aid and weapons to Ukraine
• Rishi Sunak

  Dismissed Suella Braverman for controversial comments
• Rishi Sunak

  Scrapped HS2
• Rishi Sunak

  Rwanda bill caused resignations of MPs from conservatives
• Executive

  Branch of government which exercises the law, consists of the pm, cabinet and junior ministers
• PM

  Head of executive by convention, appoints all ministers, create and abolish departments