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What is the difference in roles between the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition?
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In UK the PM is the leader of the largest party in Parliament, & is the person in leadership of the Government. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the second largest Party in the House of Commons & is politically opposed to the party in Government. Basically the PM governs the country & the Leader of the Opposition critiscises what the PM & the Government do.
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