History GCSE
Prime Ministerial authority
What Prime Ministerial authority means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Prime Ministerial authority
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Under Thatcher and Blair, Prime Ministerial power grew through patronage, media management and foreign policy, shifting initiative from the Commons.
Topics that use Prime Ministerial authority
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