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In response to "If Johnson resigns, is there a new election? -- nm*" by ty97

No, the Tory party elect a new leader who would then decide if they should risk calling an early general election or wait two years. -- nm

Posted by LMS (aka RufusS) Jul 6 '22, 13:58

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What about all the Tories who resigned? -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 13:59 30
- They are still MPs, just resigned their cabinet posts, so would sit with the back bench MPs. Question is will Boris also resign as MP. - LMS Jul 6, 14:04 8
  - The UK constituency names are probably the best thing about the UK -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 14:05 7
    - Brigg and Goole - constituency or English breakfast dish? -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:16 1
      - Why not both? -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 14:16
    - IMO, it's that they have a Lord Pickles -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 14:11
    - Ruislip is my home town so I know the area well. Lord Binface could get elected next time there. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:07 2
      - Annnnd many of us yanks know that a "bin" is what you call a trash can -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 14:13 1
        
        I might be confusing him with Count Buckethead. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:21
    - no, the best thing about the UK is how they take American music and show the world how it should be played. -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:07
- they resigned from the cabinet, not parliament. -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:01 9
  - There’s how many cabinet members? We got like 20 for a nation 5x as large. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 14:24 5
    - a lot of the resignations are also PPSs, who are basically sub-deputy ministers. like assistants to ministers, but not ministers themselves. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 15:45 1
      - PPSs? I don't think they exist. -- nm - con_carne Jul 6, 15:47
    - Britain has a unitary government, so it doesn't have the split in responsibilities between federal and state gov't - Roger More Jul 6, 15:38
    - only a core are really considered the cabinet, a bunch of these are deputies and such. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:39
    - how many House Committees are there, and how many Reps. sit on them? -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:29
  - oooooohhhhhhh -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 14:02 2
    - you 'mericans so silly -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:03 1
      - I thought the same thing as the right honorable ty97. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 14:06
- i thought they were just resigning from their cabinet positions? (i could be wrong, i have been very busy and not following closely) -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 14:01 1
  - This. Afaict they are not resigning from parliament, just from the cabinet/department. -- nm - znufrii Jul 6, 14:02
- I have a question about this too. When so many resign do they usually end up running again in their respective areas? -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:01 8
  - if they resigned from parliament, they don't if they're just resigning from the cabinet. I think. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 14:03 6
    - I meant their respective ministries in the cabinet. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:04 5
      - I'm a little confused as to what you're asking, so apologizes if this comes off as over explaining - Reagen Jul 6, 14:13 2
        
        Yep Chris Pincher had the whip removed so is now an independent MP and still represents his constituency despite being a sex pest. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:19 1
        
        You guys talk about the whip a lot more. Here they're just "kicked out of caucus". -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:37
      - OH! duh...I'm an idiot. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 14:07 1
        
        not really - I didn't phrase it very well. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:10
  - yeah, probly -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:02

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