Who is the head of the British government?

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In the UK, the person who leads the day-to-day work of running the country and sets government policy is called the Prime Minister. They usually come from the party with the most Members of Parliament in the House of Commons and are invited by the monarch to form a government. The President isn’t part of the UK system at all, as the country has a constitutional monarch instead of a president. The Chancellor is responsible for financial matters and the economy, not the overall leadership of the government. The Speaker presides over debates in the House of Commons and stays politically neutral, so they’re not the head of government.