About the prime minister's regular relationship to Parliament, Alpheus Todd, in the 1892 edition of Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation, Volume II, quoting former United Kingdom prime minister William Gladstone, said, at page 13:
À propos de la relation régulière entre le premier ministre et le Parlement, Alpheus Todd, dans l'édition de 1892 de l'ouvrage Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and Practical Operation, volume II, écrit ceci à la page 13, citant un ancien premier ministre du Royaume-Uni, William Gladstone: