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Labour Really Don't Like Democracy Do They?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Really, a lack of knowledge is showing here. Each Party, under their rules, choose the leader (and the PM if they are in power), not the electorate at large - this transfer has happened many times through history. The election is for voting your MP and not the PM, though he/she is, of course, a major figurehead for the Party.
I was looking forward for a vote, for TM, but hey, ho - indeed, it is probably wiser to have a quick transfer of PM and buy as much time for preparing for the Brexit negotiations - and a host of other issues on the table.
I was looking forward for a vote, for TM, but hey, ho - indeed, it is probably wiser to have a quick transfer of PM and buy as much time for preparing for the Brexit negotiations - and a host of other issues on the table.
Quote - "The Petitions Committee has decided to schedule a House of Commons debate on this petition. The debate will take place on 5 September at 4.30pm in Westminster Hall, the second debating chamber of the House of Commons. The debate will be opened by Ian Blackford MP.
The Committee has decided that the huge number of people signing this petition means that it should be debated by MPs. The Petitions Committee would like to make clear that, in scheduling this debate, they are not supporting the call for a second referendum. The debate will allow MPs to put forward a range of views on behalf of their constituents. At the end of the debate, a Government Minister will respond to the points raised.
A debate in Westminster Hall does not have the power to change the law, and won’t end with the House of Commons deciding whether or not to have a second referendum. Moreover, the petition – which was opened on 25 May, well before the referendum – calls for the referendum rules to be changed. It is now too late for the rules to be changed retrospectively. It will be up to the Government to decide whether it wants to start the process of agreeing a new law for a second referendum.
The Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs. It is independent from Government. You can find out more about the Committee on its website: http:// www.par liament .uk/pet itions- committ ee/role - Unquote
The Committee has decided that the huge number of people signing this petition means that it should be debated by MPs. The Petitions Committee would like to make clear that, in scheduling this debate, they are not supporting the call for a second referendum. The debate will allow MPs to put forward a range of views on behalf of their constituents. At the end of the debate, a Government Minister will respond to the points raised.
A debate in Westminster Hall does not have the power to change the law, and won’t end with the House of Commons deciding whether or not to have a second referendum. Moreover, the petition – which was opened on 25 May, well before the referendum – calls for the referendum rules to be changed. It is now too late for the rules to be changed retrospectively. It will be up to the Government to decide whether it wants to start the process of agreeing a new law for a second referendum.
The Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs. It is independent from Government. You can find out more about the Committee on its website: http://