The Prime Minister doesn't have to change just because MPs/majority party changes, s/he doesn't have to be the leader of the majority party, or even a member of that party. S/he is selected by the Commons from amongst their number and then has to ask the monarch if they can form a government. Which is why a Prime Minister can step down at any time and not initiate a General Election.
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Date: 2008-11-06 02:56 pm (UTC)