Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Who does the monarch invite to become Prime Minister?
- AThe Speaker of the House of Commons
- BThe MP who has served the longest
- CThe person chosen by the House of Lords
- DThe head of the largest party in the Commons, or of a coalitionRight answer
Answer: The head of the largest party in the Commons, or of a coalition
The monarch asks the head of the largest party in the Commons, or whoever leads a coalition of parties, to become Prime Minister.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 470 of 651, written in our own words.