Allow two weeks for processing the completed application. EU passport holders do not require a work permit. The United Kingdom does not have a written Constitution, it is a parliamentary monarchy. Executive government rests nominally with the monarch, but actually is exercised by a committee of cabinet ministers traditionally selected from among the members of the House of Commons and to a lesser extent, the House of Lords. The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the Commons.
Parliament represents the entire country.
Scotland now has its own Parliament. Northern Ireland had its own Parliament and Prime Minister until it was suspended in 1972 due to the deteriorating security and political condition in the province, direct rule from London was established through a Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Currently, the Peace Talks continue in the North for shared power between Britain and The Republic of Ireland. Geography Britain has a mild and variable climate. Monthly average temperatures rise to 60 F in summer and fall to 40 F in winter.