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Tom Caygill and Jack Simson Caird: Constitutional Groundhog Day: The Post-legislative Review and Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

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The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (hereafter the FTPA) removed the Prime Minister’s power to unilaterally trigger a general […]

Constitutional Law Group February 3, 2020 Constitutional reform, UK government, UK Parliament

David Howarth: How to Change the Government Without Causing a General Election

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The Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011 removed the ability of Prime Ministers to call early general elections and […]

Constitutional Law Group November 26, 2018 UK government, UK Parliament

Ruth Keating: Rigorous Impartiality and a Coalition of Chaos

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“What a fool I was. I was only a puppet, and so was Ulster, and so was Ireland, […]

Constitutional Law Group July 3, 2017 Devolution, Northern Ireland, UK government

Robert Brett Taylor: The West Lothian Question, EVEL and the 2017 General Election

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Despite losing their majority in the general election on 8th June, the Conservative Party remains the largest party […]

Constitutional Law Group June 13, 2017 Northern Ireland, UK Parliament

Robert Craig: Zombie Prerogatives Should Remain Decently Buried: Replacing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Part 2)

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Editors’ note: This is the second of a two-part contribution. The first part may be found here. Part […]

Constitutional Law Group May 25, 2017 Comparative law, Constitutional reform, UK Parliament

Robert Craig: Zombie Prerogatives Should Remain Decently Buried: Replacing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Part 1)

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Editors’ note: This is the first part of a two-part contribution. The second part will be posted tomorrow. […]

Constitutional Law Group May 24, 2017 Constitutional reform, UK Parliament

Robert Hazell: Is the Fixed-term Parliaments Act a Dead Letter?

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Cross-posted from the Constitution Unit blog. The ease with which Theresa May was able to secure an early dissolution […]

Constitutional Law Group April 26, 2017 Comparative law, UK government, UK Parliament

Paul Reid: How Fixed Is a Fixed-term Parliament?

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However unexpected the Prime Minister’s call for a general election may be, and however appropriate it may, or […]

Constitutional Law Group April 20, 2017 Scotland, UK government, UK Parliament

Jeff King: May’s Gambit

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Theresa May has deftly launched a gambit to get around the core purpose of the Fixed Term Parliaments […]

Constitutional Law Group April 19, 2017 European Union, UK government, UK Parliament

Kenneth Campbell QC: Constitutional Discourse Post-referendum: Where Are We, and Where Are We Going Next?

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Editors’ note: This is the first of two blogs by Kenneth Campbell reflecting upon the constitutional state of […]

Constitutional Law Group September 1, 2016 Europe, European Union, UK Parliament

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