Whenever there is a change in PM - whether it's a resignation like Blair or Cameron, a death, or indeed any reason, should there automatically be a general election?
I'm somewhere in between on the issue.
In theory, voters vote with their local constituency in mind first and foremost, and as such, whenever there is a death or scandal or resignation in local constituencies, a by-election follows. As such, the theory goes that a change in PM doesn't affect the party at a local level.
But, in reality, most people vote for a particular party as a whole, hoping they will gain power, or influence, nationally. Many vote for the singular personality hoping to be PM.
So, should there not be elections when, as now, a PM goes, and a new one comes in 'unelected', changing almost the whole cabinet and getting to work on things that were nowhere near the party's general election manifesto?
Of course, there is no appetite for a general election, and it would be disastrous for Labour, but should our laws state that there should be one?
I'm somewhere in between on the issue.
In theory, voters vote with their local constituency in mind first and foremost, and as such, whenever there is a death or scandal or resignation in local constituencies, a by-election follows. As such, the theory goes that a change in PM doesn't affect the party at a local level.
But, in reality, most people vote for a particular party as a whole, hoping they will gain power, or influence, nationally. Many vote for the singular personality hoping to be PM.
So, should there not be elections when, as now, a PM goes, and a new one comes in 'unelected', changing almost the whole cabinet and getting to work on things that were nowhere near the party's general election manifesto?
Of course, there is no appetite for a general election, and it would be disastrous for Labour, but should our laws state that there should be one?
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