Indeed

But thats more an argument for only letting MPs choose a party leader, which is hardly more democratic.

Our system doesn't elect a PM by a general election, it elects individual MPs who form parties/governments/choose ministers.

If you want an elected PM, change the system.

Posted By: CWC on June 7th 2019 at 23:01:46

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Pretty amazing really, TM the PM has gone today, remember her? (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 7, 22:04:50
- She’s still Prime Minister (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 7, 22:14:43
  - Oh I see (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 7, 22:21:20
  - (Until 120 thousand Tory party members choose who our next PM should be (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 7, 22:16:46
    - Tbh that's one of the things with our representative democracy as opposed (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 23:48:41
    - Was it the same people who voted for Gordon Brown? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:20:23
      - surely the Labour party's membership is significantly larger than that of the Tories (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 7, 22:25:16
        
        How parties elect their own leaders is surely up to them? (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 22:29:37
        
        Minister of booze (General Chat) - archroy, Jun 7, 22:41:53
        
        You're in. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 22:43:12
        
        Garry for Prime Minister. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 7, 22:32:12
        
        ✊ (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 22:35:19
        
        Prime Mincesister (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 7, 22:46:58
        
        Nice fist (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:39:35
        
        I’m (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:31:53
        
        Not sure you would (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:32:05
        
        If I had to pick a leader fr (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:32:18
        
        FFS new phone (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:33:32
        
        Fuck off then. (General Chat) - APB, Jun 7, 22:39:00
        
        Appalling Politician, Bruv (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:40:09
        
        Apparently prefers bugger (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jun 7, 22:58:10
        
        Should have been bugger off, obvs (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 7, 22:41:25
        
        Well that's you out of the cabinet. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 22:34:39
        
        Homo Secretary (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:37:07
        
        Can I be in your cabinet ? Your drinks cabinet ! Booooom! (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 7, 22:36:04
        
        I’ve already got that job!😉 (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jun 7, 22:58:47
        
        Mind you, his would be empty (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 7, 23:05:04
        
        Right. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 22:33:32
        
        Soz (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:36:11
        
        Not sure how relevant that is (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 22:28:38
        
        not relevant at all in this case as I just saw he wasn't elected by the members (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 7, 22:31:27
        
        Indeed (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 7, 23:01:46
        
        Parties can choose leader, but for mid term changes they should have to call a GE (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 7, 23:10:53
        
        Careful... (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 7, 23:22:40
        
        perhaps they would've risked a GE then, but look at now. May, possiby the worst PM ever (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 7, 23:37:04
        
        How do you charge it then worz, not sure what the answer is. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 7, 22:33:39
        
        A general election obviously (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 7, 22:34:29
        
        you've clearly thought long and hard about this tough problem (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 7, 22:45:39

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