>> >>Me neither.
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>> +1
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>> The bloke is effectively plotting to become PM with a change of party without so
>> much as an election.
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>> That's a coup!
I think it's constitutionally perfectly legitimate.
We have a Commons of 650(?) Members elected in 2017. Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act they remain Members until either the next election occurs in 2022 or the Commons votes by a 2/3 majority for an early election (as happened in 2015).
No party has an overall majority but the Conservatives govern aided by a 'confidence and supply' agreement with the DUP.
Let's say that come return of the house in September a motion is passed that 'This House Has No Confidence in Her Majesty's Government'. There is then a 14 day period in which the elected Members can, as it were, re-align themselves and form a temporary government, or a Government of National Unity which commands the confidence of the House (ie has a majority of Members supporting it). It could be led by Corbyn but IMHO and I suspect that of a large cohort of members of the Commons it would be better led by a respected 'elder statesperson'. Names are suggested up thread.
Nothing constitutionally wrong with that, no coup, just a realignment of the Commons. Whoever was the Leader it would be clear they only had confidence of the house for limited purposes of extending A50 and organising election and/or referendum. no mandate for full blooded Corbynite programme - even if he got to be leader.
Don't think such a thing has happened in my lifetime but it's not that different to Feb 1974 when Heath could not pull together a deal with Thorpe and didn't have enough votes in House; we got a minority govt.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Thu 15 Aug 19 at 17:27
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