What I don't understand is the constant call from all sides of the opposition that ' the country didn't vote for Rishi'. As private individuals our choice is always restricted to the local representative of the party we support. Like it or not, as we have seen recently, the party leader is selected by a separate process altogether and that applies regardless of the colour of your rosette.
Any opposition has to be cagey. If they make a proposal like windfall tax and the public like it the government will nick it and claim the credit. Labour have increased their popularity by pointing at the Tories and saying 'ha ha' ... ... they'd be daft to take the spotlight away from the current pantomime imo.
I was saying this to my mate the other day, if you were a member of the opposition why would you announce your plans just so they could nick it?
You do halfwits like me a disservice marra, and you've conveniently left Corbyn out, is that boring poster getting to you?
I see we're shouting at politicians walking into Downing Street again. 'JAMES CLEVERLY, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON FINALE SIR? DO YOU KNOW DAVID TENNANT'S DOCTOR WHO AGAIN SIR?'
Oliver Dowden and James Cleverly both just gone in. ****ing hell, I couldn't do Beth Rigbys job on Sky. Shouting daft questions at them as they go in. Ridiculous
The UK Constitution being, to some extent, unwritten, precedent plays some part when doubts arise. But this current situation is, as far as I know, something of a first. SO, nothing id written. NO precedents except the ones I've quoted. General Elections elect Parties as well as candidates. The Mandate to form a government lies with the winning Party, for as long as it holds the majority in The House. The nearest I can think of that even approaches the current situation, (and only barely approaches it), would be when Harold MacMillan lost the confidence of his Party following the release of a report on The Profumo Affair. It all got very confused when Supermac became ill and all parts of The Tory Party were clamouring for a say in The Succession. In the end Harold, seemingly desperate to make sure that RA Butler, wasn't appointed, advised HM to give the nod to Lord Hume. (If you are bored, this is an interesting bit of Political skulduggery to read up on)) This was not well received by many Tories. You can guess what Labour though of a hereditary Peer as PM!! Poor as this example is, it tends to underline that whichever Party commands a majority, in The House, forms a Goverment, with each Government ruling for a maximum of five years between elections or until the PM of the day asks the monarch dissolve Parliament.
