From the cabinet of walpole in pursuit of controlling the common early to the cabinet of pelam , the principal had been established that was the cabinet must resign without the trust and support of the common ; the last , the status of the prime minister was acknowledged in fact . although it was not acknowledged in official formal documents , the function of the prime minister in the cabinet and state administration was well known . until 1878 , england did not acknowledge the status of the prime minister in the formal documents of berlin meeting 从早期沃尔波尔内阁追求控制下议院发展到佩勒姆内阁时期，已经确立了这一原则，即内阁如果无法获得下议院的信任与支持必须辞职；最后一点是首相地位的事实确认，尽管没有官方正式文件的承认，但首相大臣在内阁和国家行政中的作用是不言而喻的，直到1878年，英国才在柏林会议的正式文件中承认了“首相”一职。
