An Explanation Please

[Bigbad]

To some posts I have read on here.

I’ve read posts on AB suggesting there could be another GE soon.
Can someone please explain to me how this could come about.
Surely the Conservatives wouldn’t instigate it in case they loose?

I’ve also seen people suggesting that Labour should be given the chance to govern so that they could mess up and the Conservatives could come back stronger and clear up the mess.
Surely for this to happen all non-Labour voters would be the ones to ‘suffer’ during this time, and any ‘clear up’ wouldn’t happen overnight.

[jim360]

I think most people are expecting a second general election because, well, that's just what happens in minority governments. They're weak and unstable (I'm going to milk the parody of May's slogan for all it's worth...). Certainly it's pretty obvious that May isn't going to call an election by choice in a hurry.

One of the big winners in this whole mess is the Fixed-Term Parliament Act. The Tories had in their manifesto promised to repeal it, and May had shown it contempt in even calling this election, but I expect it's going to stay. *That's* a way to provide stability, not calling snap elections for a cheap shot at political gain, even if it did backfire spectacularly this time out. Obviously the mechanism for a no-confidence vote is important, but I suspect that the Act will stay in place and from now on governments won't be so easily able -- or, more to the point, willing -- to call early elections in future.

[ichkeria]

"Ichkeria: The two-thirds only applies to the fixed-term parliament Act. So May could lose a no confidence vote, on a simple majority, Labour try to form a new government, fail, and then two-thirds vote for a general election - which they would have to do to get a new government. "

That is exactly what I posted! Except that there would not need to be a two-thirds vote for a general election after a failure by anyone to form a government. There would in that case simply be a general election. The "two thirds majority" bit only applies to a motion calling for an election in the first place.

[hereIam]

Wonder why the silly moo called the GE in the first place ??!

[Old_Geezer]

She was confident of a landslide given the approval rating in the poles. So confident she felt she didn't need to debate with others, and could announce plans that most felt would adversely affect them, and not explain anything properly. But a campaign is a long time in politics and the landslide didn't materialise.

[mikey4444]

hereIam....you can sum it up in one word....arrogance !

[mikey4444]

Murdo....May either sups with the DUP devil, or tries to run her Government without a majority in Parliament.

Its that simple...she really is in between the devil and the deep blue sea.

[Old_Geezer]

Expected. No good looking a gift horse in the mouth.