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Her Majesty's Government (HMG or HM Government), or when the monarch is male, His Majesty's Government, is the formal title used by the United Kingdom government, based at 10 Downing Street in London. It is called "Her/His Majesty's Government" since in the UK executive authority is theoretically vested in the monarch and exercised through his or her ministers. In effect, the government is an executive authority consisting of the Sovereign's ministers. In Commonwealth usage, the term "government" does not relate to Parliament or the Courts. As such the term government refers to the executive branch alone.
Her Majesty's Government is headed by the Prime Minister and also includes the Cabinet and junior ministers.

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II
Parliament

• State Opening of Parliament
  House of Lords
  
  
  
  • Lord Speaker: Baroness Hayman
    House of Commons
    
    
    
    • Speaker: Michael Martin
      Prime Minister's Questions
      Her Majesty's Government
      The Privy Council
      Cabinet
      
      
      
      • Prime Minister: Gordon Brown
        Chancellor: Alistair Darling
        Foreign Secretary: David Miliband
        Home Secretary: Jacqui Smith
        Lord Chancellor: Jack Straw
        Full list of members
        Government departments
        The Civil Service
        Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition
        
        
        
        • Leader: David Cameron
          Shadow Cabinet
          Courts of the United Kingdom
          
          
          
          • Courts of England and Wales
            Courts of Northern Ireland
            Courts of Scotland
            Constituent countries
            Politics of Scotland
            
            
            
            • Scottish Parliament
              Scottish Executive
              Politics of Wales
              
              
              
              • National Assembly for Wales
                Welsh Assembly Government
                Politics of Northern Ireland
                
                
                
                • Northern Ireland Assembly
                  Northern Ireland Executive
                  Politics of England
                  
                  
                  
                  • English Regional Assemblies
                    Reserved matters
                    Local government
                    Greater London Authority
                    Elections: 2001 - 2005 - 54th
                    
                    
                    
                    • Parliament constituencies
                      Political parties
                      Constitution
                      Human rights
                      Foreign relations
                      EU Politics Usage
                      
                      Cabinet of the United Kingdom
                      Departments of the United Kingdom Government
                      Directgov
                      Her Majesty's Government Communication Centre
                      Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
                      Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
                      State Opening of Parliament
                      Northern Ireland Executive
                      Scottish Executive
                      Welsh Assembly Government