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Introduction: The Central Executive Territory and the Executive Centre

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British Government: The Central Executive Territory

Part of the book series: Contemporary Political Studies ((CONTPOLSTUD))

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Prime minister and Cabinet do not exist as isolated pinnacles of British government. They exist in the Central Executive Territory of British government. The two sets of officials and advisers making up the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Office might best be referred to as the Executive Centre.

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© 1991 P. J. Madgwick

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Madgwick, P. (1991). Introduction: The Central Executive Territory and the Executive Centre. In: British Government: The Central Executive Territory. Contemporary Political Studies. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14897-4_8

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