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== Government and politics ==

The United Kingdom was a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The monarch served as head of state, while executive government was led by the prime minister and cabinet. Legislative authority was held by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The country was unitary but contained devolved institutions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. These bodies exercised authority over areas such as health, education, transport, and local administration, while reserved matters including foreign affairs, defence, immigration, border control, intelligence, and national security remained under the central government.

After the exposure of Tanoan collaboration, the former constitutional system was judged to have failed to prevent foreign capture of major state functions. The dismantlement of the government did not abolish local civil administration, courts, public services, or regional authorities. These were reorganized under transitional oversight and later incorporated into the republican system.