No guarantee Tory members will get a vote

Just like they didn’t with Theresa May when Leadsom withdrew before they could vote on the final 2

If Boris gets to the final 2, his opponent could well just withdraw too

Posted By: SCC 28 on June 8th 2019 at 15:23:09

Message Thread

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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