See, now we're heading into constitutional crisis territory, What if the next Tory leader can't command the confidence of the Commons?https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1072598102798946305 …
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Previously, a new Tory leader would expect to become PM immediately. But now we seem to have a new constitutional convention: the "more deferred duty to resign".
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Simply put, the deferred duty says "The PM should not resign until she can recommend a new PM who can command the confidence of the House".
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This idea was in the Cabinet Manual redrafted by sir Gus O'Donnell before the 2010 election. It was referenced in today's
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@carlgardner have pointed out the issues this could cause and the power it gives and incumbent PM.https://twitter.com/carlgardner/status/1072457864369840129 …Arieh Kovler added,
Carl Gardner @carlgardnerPACAC reaches one good conclusion: the FTPA has not abolished non-statutory no confidence motions. But it also reaches a bad one: it adopts the "more deferred duty to resign" theory which in my view is new, dangerous and unbalanced in favour of the incumbent executive. https://twitter.com/CommonsPACAC/status/1072447150267748352 …Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
But it's also a strait-jacket. If Boris wins but 20 Tory MPs say they won't support him as PM, can May actually resign and ask the Queen to appoint him anyway? Unclear.
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Basically, the "deferred duty to resign" in this minority Govt gives any 20 Tories veto power over the new leader becoming PM.
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