Since Andy Burnham announced that the Government will pursue a change to the law to allow Prime Ministers of any faith to advise the King on ecclesiastical appointments, a number of people have sug…

Andy Burnham announced today that his constitutional responsibility for advising the Sovereign on ecclesiastical appointments has been transferred to the Lord Chancellor. This was necessary because…

I recently added two documents associated with the Duchy of Lancaster to the Corpus of British Administrative Instruments. Both are Letters Patent under the Seals of the Duchy and the County Palati…

In the spring of 1908, the Lord President of the Council, Lord Tweedmouth, experienced a mental health crisis that rendered him unable to discharge the duties of his office. Officials responded by …

Darryn Nyatanga explores the constitutional position of an outgoing Prime Minister and argues there's a blind spot in the powers they possess.

After months of speculation, Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he will resign as Prime Minister once the Labour Party selects a new leader. The favorite to succeed him is the former Mayor of Grea…

The Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor recently announced a reorganization of the High Court. The specialist Business and Property Courts that are currently divided between the King’s Bench…

A 1975 Home Office file reveals what happened when Queen Elizabeth II refused to accept the Home Secretary’s advice on a seemingly routine matter.

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill has now completed its journey through Parliament. Although peers made several amendments to the bill, the Commons rejected most of them. In the end, the L…

Yesterday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. While the specifics of the police investigation aren’t known, the assumption is that it’s related t…