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Introduction
Cabinet is formulated by the Prime Minister on the advice of the king. All the members of the cabinet are the members of the parliament. In the constitution, there is no legal status of Cabinet. It is only the first of
conventions.
Nature
The British Cabinet is body which is unrecognized by law. In the British constitution there is no provision of the cabinet system. It just exist due to the custom. It is not in written form in law.
Composition
The crown order to the prime Minster to formulate by the prime Minister on the advice of king.
Features
Following are the feature of cabinet system
(ii) Leadership of PM
The Prime minster is the leader of the Cabinet because cabinet is formulated by him.
The king or Queen does not attend the meetings of the Cabinet. These are attended by the prerogatives .
(iii) Secrecy
Another feature of Cabinet in secrecy. The meeting of the Cabinet take as a secret and in a camera record which is not open in media.
Functions of Cabinet
Following are important functions of British Cabinet
Any bill passed by house of common became the law. Because the House of Lord can only retain the bill passed by house of common one year if non money and one month if money bill. After that the bill
again pass in House of Common and directly sent to king for assent.
(v) Coordination
To create coordination and provide guidance for functions of several departments of government is another function of British-Cabinet.
Conclusion
To conclude, it can be stated that history is repeating itself in Great Britain. Initially, Parliament became dominant over British Monarch by sharing powers with British Monarch. Later on, House of common
became dominant over House of Lords by sharing powers with House of Lords within Parliament. And now British-Cabinet is becoming dominant over Parliament by sharing powers with Parliament.