How To Become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Correction: I said, "unlike the US President, the UK PM isn't directly elected". Of course, that's not quite right- the US President isn't directly elected either. What I should have said was, "unlike the US President, in the UK we don't get a vote on who the Prime Minister is".

I love this little frog.

00:00 Who gets chosen?
01:59 Become an MP
03:37 Get chosen by a main party
05:55 Become party leader
08:11 Get the most seats in the House of Commons

[ChuffedDom]

"But really it's more complicated than that" feels like Britain in a nutshell.

[Useraccount]

As a Canadian that is over 18 I had no idea that I was eligible to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 😂

[KBTibbs]

"You pay £110 for them to do what’s called a 'due diligence check' on you, where they presumably check if you’re on the sex offender register and whether there’s any photos of you peeing on a war memorial..."
Two examples that are just specific enough that I'm certain they're entirely hypothetical.

[ArtReviews]

The "I run India now" sash quickly followed by the "Never mind" sash was a thing of beauty.🤣

[Bowie_E]

I am still not used to there being "The King"

[RyanEmmett]

I notice there's nothing to say that cats can't be MPs. Larry for PM! 😹

[ShobhikGhosh]

Bone Secretary got me. I was trying not to laugh too loudly and was largely succeeding until that moment. I'm pretty familiar with the electoral systems of both India and the US, so this was a fascinating video. Also, props for including the credits at the end - I couldn't have been the only one taken by all the animal characters.

[snbksever]

As an American, this was pretty fun and very enjoyable to watch!!

[pendragon]

Your videos are my new obsession--love your professional, researched and entertaining takes on British History. You definitely remind me of how much I loved taking walking tours during my all to brief stay in London during my college years.

[jackvos]

It seems crazy to me that I can be PM of the UK but not in my own country of Australia. I mean I could become eligible for Australia but I would have to denounce any dual citizenship status my maternal grandmother conferred to me.

[TonksMoriarty]

"You get to meet the King."

That still shocks me, and he's about to be crowned!

[Yandarval]

The Nolan Principles 🤣 if only they _did_ follow these principles.

[MichaelClark-bdsw]

After hearing the phrase “The UK has an unwritten constitution” for the millionth time, it still throws my American brain for a loop every time.

[EmmaCruises]

These animations are great, loved this. Thank you! ❤

[Hyenalowena]

This is so interesting and well explained! Also I love the visuals you chose, those old illustrations are so funny. The game Aviary Attorney uses them as characters, too!

[onbearfeet]

Seeing the new PM petting Larry at the end made it all seem worth it. 😂

[teganvincent]

I absolutely love your videos! They're always so well thought out, easy to follow, incredibly educational and so much fun to watch 😊 keep up the fantastic work!

[TheRealScooterGuy]

Being from the other side of the pond, I appreciate this overview of the process. The interworkings of your government is glossed over in most US public schools, although it is covered more thoroughly than any others.

[fighterguard]

It's been 7 months since your last long video! I missed this so much! I'm so happy to see this.
I also love your shorts. But I like proper videos so much better. I love everything about you, honestly ❤

[millinutz]

I could sit and listen to you for hours... Thx for all so far.