1. Is it possible to reconcile the legal supremacy of Parliament with the requirements of separation of powers? 2. ‘[T]he British constitution, though largely unwritten, is firmly based on the...

1. Is it possible to reconcile the legal supremacy of Parliament with the requirements of separation of powers?

2. ‘[T]he British constitution, though largely unwritten, is firmly based on the separation of powers.’ (Deport Steel v Sirs [1980] 1 WLR 142, 157)

H ow far, if at all, is the veracity of this statement illustrated in the theory and practice of the United Kingdom Constitution?

Q16;

‘[T]he powers of the prime minister. . . have been wrestled away from the Throne.’ (A. Benn, Arguments for Democracy (London: Penguin, 1982), 20)

Consider whether Tony Benn is suggesting that the office of Prime Minister has assumed the role once performed by the monarch under the UK Constitution.