Meanwhile PM apparent May has promised Brexit means Brexit. She’s v anti-immigrant. This is not going to be good.
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And that’s it in a large ish nutshell. Any qs, fire away!
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some complications: under a new law May *can't* just call a general election: parliaments are now for a fixed term
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...although May promised "Brexit means Brexit" she actually campaigned for Remain. Cameron resigned because he backed Remain.
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it’s a weird one! I believe an election can be called early with a Parliament vote.
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Yes, I think it has to specifically be a vote of no confidence in the government. Which might be a bit extreme
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They can't just vote "We think the government is OK but we believe the electorate should have the chance to decide".
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Now maybe, they would go ahead and vote no confidence as a formality, like taking the Chiltern Hundreds, but it's wiggle room.
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You could argue that calling an election now, with Labour in chaos, is exactly what the new law was supposed to prevent.
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you could also imagine anti-Corbyn Labour MP's (i.e. nearly all of them) voting against a no confidence motion on that basis.
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