Changed in '98 after the defeat to Blair

So its all his fault...

Presumably the members' preferred 'winner' still has to command the support if the MPs before s/he trots off to the Queen to claim that they command the support of the government to be PM?

So constitutionally MPs still have the final say over who the PM is I think?

Eg if BoJo scraped through but the vast vast majority of MPs opposed him, and crucially stuck to their guns, he wouldnt be able to form a government and May stays in place until a vote of no conf in Parliament?

Posted By: CWC on June 8th 2019 at 10:04:10

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FAO Old Git, re conversation last night (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 8, 09:43:51
- It’s a grey area (General Chat) - matgore, Jun 8, 10:37:33
  - MPs won’t vote to make that leader prime minister. No such vote exists. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 8, 10:40:53
    - No guarantee Tory members will get a vote (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 8, 15:23:09
    - (So I’ve no idea where you get the ‘this is constitutionally correct’ thing from) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 8, 10:42:33
      - Because Queenie appoints a PM (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 8, 11:16:01
- I love this post! Looking forward to OG's reply (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jun 8, 09:57:50
  - Mostly likely won’t (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 8, 13:23:28
- I was not aware of that. It is against parliamentary democracy, just as (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 09:49:31
  - Changed in '98 after the defeat to Blair (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 8, 10:04:10
    - This is scary as the new "leader" effecively writes a new manifesto (General Chat) - biffbro, Jun 8, 10:23:46
    - Yes, and it's not quite a gimme (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 8, 10:15:56
      - The only hope for the Tories is a Deal (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 8, 10:50:17
        
        Brutal deconstruction of Boris by Matthew Parris in the Times (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 8, 11:38:58
  - Morning Steve ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 8, 09:54:55
    - Morning (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 10:29:10

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