Because she is female? I do wonder how many points does not having a dick costs your average women politicians. Just makes what Margaret accomplished more impressive. Then again maybe you brits are less sexist than Americans.
Again a perfect moment for another operation sealion but lazy Brussels and Berlin cant get their shit done
Macron is about to win a big mandate. Merkel is heading for a fourth win. Which side of the Brexit negotiations is strong and stable?— Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) June 8, 2017
May is a goner. Even if the exit polls are wrong and the Tories get a majority she is politically dead. PM Johnson? Jesus christ please no
It's the House of Commons and not the populace that votes on PM right? I'd like to think the House of Commons would do better than him.
Conservative party choose their leader. They are ruthless, she called this to get a landslide majority, even if they get a majority they will likely lose seats. It's hard to describe just how much of a calamity this is.
A Conservative majority of 10-20 seats is still not going to help Tess. Her entire plan was to make the harsh brexit group a minority in her government at the expense of the Labour Party. Not looking likely.
Yeah, that idea's dead in the water. It might depend on a few individual seats but the more you look at it, the more winning this election is something of a poisoned chalice.
Yeah, as BM says, the PM normally comes from the largest party but that's simply because they're voted to lead their party. Strictly speaking, a PM has no special powers other than the ones that come from being the leader of their party. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/inter..._central_government/uk_parliament/revision/6/ Prime Ministers have certain constitutional powers. Although there is Cabinet government in the UK, the Prime Minister's power is assured through 'primus inter pares': first among equals. How well they use these powers depends on their personality and political style. The Prime Minister does not have the constitutional authority a US President has. The Prime Minister is not directly elected by the voters. A governing party can replace the Prime Minister without consulting the voters, as Labour did when it elected Gordon Brown to replace Tony Blair in 2007. Most MPs seek promotion. The PM can use this ambition to ensure loyalty. Sometimes a Prime Minister will appoint rivals into the Cabinet. Prime Ministers can use the protocol of 'collective responsibility' to silence Cabinet critics. Once a cabinet meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister makes a decision, all cabinet Ministers must support it, whether they agree with it or not. If they speak out in public, they must resign. Examples of ministers who spoke out against the war in Iraq were Clare Short and the late Robin Cook. The Prime Minister can re-shuffle Cabinet Ministers to different Cabinet posts. He has the power of appointment of junior ministers, senior civil servants, bishops and judges. It's a bit difficult to explain how it all works but, generally, it works OK because people know what's expected of them Basically, in a typically British way, we just muddle through. It's what we're good at, generally!
The accepted wisdom is that people that voted for brexit will be more likely to vote for the tories, simply because they're the ones that have been talking about a 'hard' brexit. I've been out again today, (for about 6 hours... my ankles are killing me), getting the vote out and a couple of people have expressed that specific point.
only 11 or 12 results in so hard to tell where it's going to land do you usually put this much work in to an election?
Looks like people are calling it a day on UKIP.. Average gain/loss across 13 constituencies so far (per @britainelects)Con: +7.9Lab: +9.0UKIP -13.6LibDem: -1.1Green: -2.4— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 8, 2017
SNP also seems to be taking a beating in Scotland, with Conservatives being the big winner with regards to seats...