Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[Richard Hakluyt]

Tory leader. Ok. Would it be very weird to not be party leader but still be PM?

She would step down as PM if she ceased to be Tory leader; unless something unusual happened, like a government of National Unity.

[Tamas]

a government of National Unity.

Personally, I would not hold my breath waiting for that one.

[Richard Hakluyt]

It is unlikely.

But quite a few possibilities open up as the chaos continues; the Queen, for example, may soon face a not obvious choice as to whom to invite to form a government.

[garbon]

Unless, she survives in which case May will feel stronger than ever.

[Tamas]

Unless, she survives in which case May will feel stronger than ever.

I think there's a good chance for that. I mean, what's the Tory alternative? Either they elect a non-radical in which case nothing really changes, or they go with somebody who will want a no-deal exit, which will cost them the next 4 elections.

[Richard Hakluyt]

The convention is that she would need to win easily; eg if 100 or so voted against her then she would stand down; but these are unconventional times.

[Admiral Yi]

Surely cheese doesn't have the tensile strength to withstand the pressure submerged.

[Josquius]

The convention is that she would need to win easily; eg if 100 or so voted against her then she would stand down; but these are unconventional times.

Definitely wouldn't see May doing that. She has already shown contempt for convention.

[Monoriu]

Where is their loyalty to their Prime Minister

[garbon]

The convention is that she would need to win easily; eg if 100 or so voted against her then she would stand down; but these are unconventional times.

Definitely wouldn't see May doing that. She has already shown contempt for convention.

You keep saying that but what was her alternative, if implementing Brexit was her goal? Toss it to the three ring circus that is the House of Commons? Implementing Brexit was always going to involve pissing some people off. Being completely transparent on how the sausage was being made was a non-starter.

[Josquius]

The vote was planned. It should have gone ahead. This sort of only voting when you know something is going to past is actually done quite often in Europe ironically enough (albeit with compromises and redrafts) . But it's not the way things work in the UK.
And we all know the brexiters are big on doing things the British way rather than the foreign way.

And it isn't the first time. Refusing to release reports. Contempt of parliament. May is determined to cling onto power at all costs. Even if it was written in law she absolutely has to go she would try to wiggle out of it. With something that is mere convention....

[Syt]

[Tamas]

 

[garbon]

The vote was planned. It should have gone ahead. This sort of only voting when you know something is going to past is actually done quite often in Europe ironically enough (albeit with compromises and redrafts) . But it's not the way things work in the UK.
And we all know the brexiters are big on doing things the British way rather than the foreign way.

And it isn't the first time. Refusing to release reports. Contempt of parliament. May is determined to cling onto power at all costs. Even if it was written in law she absolutely has to go she would try to wiggle out of it. With something that is mere convention....

I'm not sure any of that is counter to what I said. Doing that would have seen her tossed out faster and doesn't seem like it would have helped aim of carrying out Brexit (well unless one is happy for no deal).

[garbon]