Each party sets its own rules for their own leadership. The Prime Minister would ordinarily be the party's leader, who would be appointed by the Queen. I'm not an expert on the conservative party's leadership election rules, in or out of power, but from memory, they may be current Ministers or other MPs. They normally vote and whittle those standing to fewer, before final voting fixes their leader. |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
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A PM can come from the Lords, too.
In theory, anyway.
For the Tories, MPs go through rounds of voting to whittle down the list if candidates to two.
Those two then compete for the votes of the party's 100,000 members.
The winner becomes leader.
In order to become PM, that person needs to persuade the Queen that he or she can command a majority of MPs.
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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago
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"It's just that some of the names that have been passed as a potential pm have all resigned made me curious x"
They've resigned their Cabinet Position but still continue to be an MP and a member of the Conservative party. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's just that some of the names that have been passed as a potential pm have all resigned made me curious x
They've resigned their Cabinet Position but still continue to be an MP and a member of the Conservative party. "
Ah that makes sense lol x |
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"It's just that some of the names that have been passed as a potential pm have all resigned made me curious x
They've resigned their Cabinet Position but still continue to be an MP and a member of the Conservative party. "
Yep, you only become PM if your party elects you as it's leader and that party is currently in government. |
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"In order to become PM, that person needs to persuade the Queen that he or she can command a majority of MPs."
Right enough. I wonder if HMQ would risk it though; saying "Sorry, but you won't do."
I very much doubt she'd take it. That said, these days, who knows? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think what they are doing is deserting a sinking ship so as not to be associated with its final demise and so, in theory, holding on to their ‘integrity’ so they can present this to potential voters, either in their party or from the nation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do people have to resign from a party to be able to stand in the running of being a pm x"
Not sure, but for the tory party, saruman the white gets orcs to cut trees down to mine for one, by digging another bastard out of tbe ground. |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
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"In order to become PM, that person needs to persuade the Queen that he or she can command a majority of MPs.
Right enough. I wonder if HMQ would risk it though; saying "Sorry, but you won't do."
I very much doubt she'd take it. That said, these days, who knows?"
I suspect she would invite the leader of the largest party to seek to form a Government.
He or she might get 14 days or so to do so.
If he or she cannot, then she will turn to her advisors.
In theory, she can dissolve Parliament and order an election - but that would be a radical choice.
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