before the election the Prime Minister meets a small group of close advisers to discuss the date which would best suit the party.
  The date is announced to the Cabinet. The Prime Minister formally asks the Sovereign to dissolve Parliament.
  Once Parliament is dissolved, all MPs are unemployed, but government officers continue to function.
  Party manifestos are published and campaigning begins throughout the country, lasting for about three weeks with large-scale press, radio and television coverage.
  Voting takes place on Polling Day (usually a Thursday). The results from each constituency are announced as soon as the votes have been counted, usually the same night. The national result is known by the next morning at the latest.
  As soon as it is clear that one party has a majority of seats in the House of Commons, its leader is formally invited by the Sovereign to form a government.
  
  
  III Answer the following questions.
  
  
  1. What are the main parties in GB?
  2. Whom did and do Tories, later the Conservatives support?
  3. What influential parties formed an alliance?
  4. Who can stand for election in GB?
  5. What does the job of MP consist of? Is it a job you would like to do?
  6. Who does an MP represent?
  7. Is this job of MP a well – paid one?
  8. What are the peculiarities of British election time-table connected with Royalty?
  9. Compare British and Ukrainian election processes. Name common features and those ones which are different.
  10. What

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