Political+Party+System

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The United Kingdom has had a multi-party system since the 1920s. The largest parties in the UK are the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats. Unlike in the United States, one political party at a time has most of the power. When a party leads the legislative branch, it also leads the executive branch of government. This is because the Prime Minister is chosen from the leader of the major party in Parliament. The political parties in the United Kingdom has changed a lot throughout the years. The first political parties in England were the Early Tory and Whig parties in the late 1600s and early 1700s. The current parties were derived from the Tory and Whig party in the 19th century.



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