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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by petesergeant on Thursday October 20, 2022 @09:37AM (#33274514)
> a general election would be the obviously correct solution

As much as I'd love a GE and to see Tory MPs swept from power en-masse, that's just not how a Parliamentary system works. Everyone in the UK voted for (whether they think it or not) an MP to elect them for five years. Those MPs get to choose who leads them.

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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by mikro2nd on Thursday October 20, 2022 @09:53AM (#33274706)
Do you in the UK have any means to recall an MP and force a by-election? (for whatever reason -- gone rogue, gone awol, gone loony, etc.)
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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by petesergeant on Thursday October 20, 2022 @09:55AM (#33274734)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recall_of_MPs_Act_2015
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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by samwillis on Thursday October 20, 2022 @09:57AM (#33274759)
No, however I think there are some rules about them breaking the law and being sacked.
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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by samwillis on Thursday October 20, 2022 @10:03AM (#33274841)
Technically yes, but if they can’t form a government the King can and will call an election.

I think there is a very high chance they will be unable to agree on a new leader and will therefor be unable to form a government. Even if they do elect a new leader, if that leader can barely control the party that would not a functioning government, and they should call an election.

At some point Tory MPs need to grow some, call an election, and except that it may mean loosing their job.

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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by wbl on Thursday October 20, 2022 @10:14AM (#33274960)
The UK is not the continent where the monarch decides who will be sent to shepard the negotiations over the government.
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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by SahAssar on Thursday October 20, 2022 @05:30PM (#33281043)
By "the continent" I assume you are speaking about the rest of europe, and in that case I don't think you can say anything coherent about their systems.
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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by yxhuvud on Thursday October 20, 2022 @10:31AM (#33275261)
How soon will the next regular election be held?
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Re:UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in... by ycombigator on Thursday October 20, 2022 @11:25AM (#33276156)
Erm, no they don't.
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