Yep. (In answer to the questions)
Yes as well. The only caveat would be as QR said about an independent. The same should happen if the PM changes, a new General Election is called.
Yep. (In answer to the questions)
What? The thing he actually proposed as a motion??Does anyone else think "crossing the floor" (irrespective of direction) should trigger an automatic by-election?
Same as MP`s kicked out of their party?
That aside - it really ticked off a lot of Labour supporters on the left of the party who think KS is "turning blue".
Given the sparsity of obvious candidates to take over if/when Boris departs, I'm wondering whether their best option would be to reappoint Theresa may and give her a chance to actually lead the party without all the noise of Brexit dominating everything.......
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Yes, definitely.Does anyone else think "crossing the floor" (irrespective of direction) should trigger an automatic by-election?
agreedDoes anyone else think "crossing the floor" (irrespective of direction) should trigger an automatic by-election?
Same as MP`s kicked out of their party?
That aside - it really ticked off a lot of Labour supporters on the left of the party who think KS is "turning blue".
Technically no, as you’re supposed to vote for your MP, not the party they belong too.Does anyone else think "crossing the floor" (irrespective of direction) should trigger an automatic by-election?
Same as MP`s kicked out of their party?
That aside - it really ticked off a lot of Labour supporters on the left of the party who think KS is "turning blue".
If a general election was called immediately after the replacement of a PM, they would be at a considerable disadvantage of having time to get their policies out there and showing the people what they stand for.Theresa May was one of the worst duds of a PM seen.
I definitely believe MPs who cross the house should be made to resign and a by election held. Shaun Woodward did the same in Witney years ago.
With PMs we had Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron and Theresa May all leave office for a successor. i don’t think there should be a general election, certainly not if illness forces the leader to stand down
Democracy comes through voting for an MP, not party pre-selection.In our local Labour Party we have just been through a process of re-selecting our MP, she is a reasonably effective, hard working MP. Providing the local Party in Bury South is given the same opportunity ( what some of us would call ‘democracy’) fair enough. The new candidate in Bury South should then fight a bye-election.
general election was called immediately after the replacement of a PM, they would be at a considerable disadvantage of having time to get their policies out there and showing the people what they stand for.
But a new leader that waits too long for an election, can also be seen as week.
So why have the party name on the ballot paper?Democracy comes through voting for an MP, not party pre-selection.
As much as that is technically true, people will vote alongside party lines most of the time. In fact we now see a lot of people voting for party leaders instead of their own MP - the defection of Labour supporters who couldn't vote for JC point to this.Democracy comes through voting for an MP, not party pre-selection.
Because Britain has allowed vested interests to subvert its version democracy by organising themselves into parties.So why have the party name on the ballot paper?
As much as that is technically true, people will vote alongside party lines most of the time. In fact we now see a lot of people voting for party leaders instead of their own MP - the defection of Labour supporters who couldn't vote for JC point to this.
Then people are failing democracy, democracy is not failing them.As much as that is technically true, people will vote alongside party lines most of the time. In fact we now see a lot of people voting for party leaders instead of their own MP - the defection of Labour supporters who couldn't vote for JC point to this.