Tag: Party leadership
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Brian Christopher Jones: Leadership exit points in the UK constitution
The UK constitution contains numerous ways that a serving Prime Minister can be deposed. Although we’ve seen this happen frequently in recent history—and especially over the past year—a wider discussion about these various exit points and their significance for the UK constitution has yet to emerge. But these exit avenues are undoubtedly important. Many world leaders…
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Michael Foran: Prime Ministers, Party Members, and the Efficient Secret
The office of Prime Minister is a creature entirely of constitutional convention. While legislation references the office itself, setting out pay for example, this is only statutory recognition of the existence of an office which arises purely by virtue of convention. It is by convention that the Monarch appoints as Prime Minister someone who is…
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Steven Chaplin: There’s a time and place for prorogation — and this is it
As I sit and watch the turmoil at Westminster on the morning (afternoon in London) that Liz Truss announced her resignation; the morning that the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers scramble to find a leader in a week’s time; a seemingly firm date of October 31 for a budget statement from a recently appointed Chancellor…
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Aradhya Sethiya: The party has just begun: The Party Leader and the UK constitution
The looming uncertainty around Johnson’s term in office is not just a perfect setting for political intrigue, but may also have something to offer to students of constitutional law. It should draw our attention to one of the fundamental questions of the UK constitutional process – how should we choose or remove a Prime Minister between general…