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Who will lead the country until there is a new Tory leader?
What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?UK Westminster party with unelected leader calling the shotsWhat are the practicalities of having a non-MP as your party leader?What changes would be necessary in the UK to force a general election if the Prime Minister resigns?Why is the British government waiting until March 29th to officially Brexit?Which parties would try to stop Brexit from happening after the “snap election”?How do they decide who the leader of the opposition is?What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?Would a Government who lose the confidence of the House really delay an election until after the event over which that confidence was lost transpires?What will happen if Parliament votes “no” on each of the Brexit-related votes to be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March?What is the point of a new vote on May's deal when the indicative votes suggest she will not win?
Theresa May has just announced that she will resign as Prime Minister on 7th June. It has also been announced that the new Tory Leader will not be chosen until mid-July. (This is to account for all rounds of the selection process.)
Given there is over a month between these events, who will lead the country during this time?
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Theresa May has just announced that she will resign as Prime Minister on 7th June. It has also been announced that the new Tory Leader will not be chosen until mid-July. (This is to account for all rounds of the selection process.)
Given there is over a month between these events, who will lead the country during this time?
united-kingdom
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
Related: What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:47
No one’s been leading the country for months, if not years.
– rhialto
May 25 at 23:06
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Theresa May has just announced that she will resign as Prime Minister on 7th June. It has also been announced that the new Tory Leader will not be chosen until mid-July. (This is to account for all rounds of the selection process.)
Given there is over a month between these events, who will lead the country during this time?
united-kingdom
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
Theresa May has just announced that she will resign as Prime Minister on 7th June. It has also been announced that the new Tory Leader will not be chosen until mid-July. (This is to account for all rounds of the selection process.)
Given there is over a month between these events, who will lead the country during this time?
united-kingdom
united-kingdom
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
asked May 24 at 12:38
CoedRhyfelwrCoedRhyfelwr
3,07221330
3,07221330
Related: What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:47
No one’s been leading the country for months, if not years.
– rhialto
May 25 at 23:06
add a comment |
Related: What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:47
No one’s been leading the country for months, if not years.
– rhialto
May 25 at 23:06
Related: What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:47
Related: What if nobody wants the job as leader of the UK Conservative Party?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:47
No one’s been leading the country for months, if not years.
– rhialto
May 25 at 23:06
No one’s been leading the country for months, if not years.
– rhialto
May 25 at 23:06
add a comment |
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She will almost certainly remain as interim leader of both the Conservative Party and the Government until the new leader is appointed, as David Cameron did in 2016.
Note that the two roles are technically separate - she is Prime Minister by appointment of the Queen, and because she can command a majority in the Commons, but Party Leader because she won an election according to the Party's own rules. It is the party leadership which she will formally resign on 7th June.
There is no defined "line of succession" for either post, but theoretically the Conservative Party could immediately nominate an interim successor - there was talk of this happening if she was forced out rather than resigning. However, to become Prime Minister as well, that leader would probably need to survive a Vote of Confidence in the Commons, which would be risky because the Conservatives do not have an overall majority.
A much smoother transition can be achieved by her continuing in both roles until a permanent successor is officially announced in July. At that point, she will hand her resignation as Prime Minister to the Queen, and recommend the new leader be appointed as her successor.
I guess it's a bit like "working your notice" when you resign from a full-time job.
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She resigned as the conservative party leader effective June 7th. That will lead to a new prime minister in due course, since her successor in the party role would presumably want to become the new prime minister, but until then she is prime minister.
answered May 24 at 13:04
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Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
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@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
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She will almost certainly remain as interim leader of both the Conservative Party and the Government until the new leader is appointed, as David Cameron did in 2016.
Note that the two roles are technically separate - she is Prime Minister by appointment of the Queen, and because she can command a majority in the Commons, but Party Leader because she won an election according to the Party's own rules. It is the party leadership which she will formally resign on 7th June.
There is no defined "line of succession" for either post, but theoretically the Conservative Party could immediately nominate an interim successor - there was talk of this happening if she was forced out rather than resigning. However, to become Prime Minister as well, that leader would probably need to survive a Vote of Confidence in the Commons, which would be risky because the Conservatives do not have an overall majority.
A much smoother transition can be achieved by her continuing in both roles until a permanent successor is officially announced in July. At that point, she will hand her resignation as Prime Minister to the Queen, and recommend the new leader be appointed as her successor.
I guess it's a bit like "working your notice" when you resign from a full-time job.
answered May 24 at 13:44
IMSoPIMSoP
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add a comment |
She will almost certainly remain as interim leader of both the Conservative Party and the Government until the new leader is appointed, as David Cameron did in 2016.
Note that the two roles are technically separate - she is Prime Minister by appointment of the Queen, and because she can command a majority in the Commons, but Party Leader because she won an election according to the Party's own rules. It is the party leadership which she will formally resign on 7th June.
There is no defined "line of succession" for either post, but theoretically the Conservative Party could immediately nominate an interim successor - there was talk of this happening if she was forced out rather than resigning. However, to become Prime Minister as well, that leader would probably need to survive a Vote of Confidence in the Commons, which would be risky because the Conservatives do not have an overall majority.
A much smoother transition can be achieved by her continuing in both roles until a permanent successor is officially announced in July. At that point, she will hand her resignation as Prime Minister to the Queen, and recommend the new leader be appointed as her successor.
I guess it's a bit like "working your notice" when you resign from a full-time job.
answered May 24 at 13:44
IMSoPIMSoP
28616
add a comment |
She will almost certainly remain as interim leader of both the Conservative Party and the Government until the new leader is appointed, as David Cameron did in 2016.
Note that the two roles are technically separate - she is Prime Minister by appointment of the Queen, and because she can command a majority in the Commons, but Party Leader because she won an election according to the Party's own rules. It is the party leadership which she will formally resign on 7th June.
There is no defined "line of succession" for either post, but theoretically the Conservative Party could immediately nominate an interim successor - there was talk of this happening if she was forced out rather than resigning. However, to become Prime Minister as well, that leader would probably need to survive a Vote of Confidence in the Commons, which would be risky because the Conservatives do not have an overall majority.
A much smoother transition can be achieved by her continuing in both roles until a permanent successor is officially announced in July. At that point, she will hand her resignation as Prime Minister to the Queen, and recommend the new leader be appointed as her successor.
I guess it's a bit like "working your notice" when you resign from a full-time job.
answered May 24 at 13:44
IMSoPIMSoP
28616
She will almost certainly remain as interim leader of both the Conservative Party and the Government until the new leader is appointed, as David Cameron did in 2016.
Note that the two roles are technically separate - she is Prime Minister by appointment of the Queen, and because she can command a majority in the Commons, but Party Leader because she won an election according to the Party's own rules. It is the party leadership which she will formally resign on 7th June.
There is no defined "line of succession" for either post, but theoretically the Conservative Party could immediately nominate an interim successor - there was talk of this happening if she was forced out rather than resigning. However, to become Prime Minister as well, that leader would probably need to survive a Vote of Confidence in the Commons, which would be risky because the Conservatives do not have an overall majority.
A much smoother transition can be achieved by her continuing in both roles until a permanent successor is officially announced in July. At that point, she will hand her resignation as Prime Minister to the Queen, and recommend the new leader be appointed as her successor.
I guess it's a bit like "working your notice" when you resign from a full-time job.
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She resigned as the conservative party leader effective June 7th. That will lead to a new prime minister in due course, since her successor in the party role would presumably want to become the new prime minister, but until then she is prime minister.
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
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Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
5
@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
add a comment |
She resigned as the conservative party leader effective June 7th. That will lead to a new prime minister in due course, since her successor in the party role would presumably want to become the new prime minister, but until then she is prime minister.
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
14.9k23259
Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
5
@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
add a comment |
She resigned as the conservative party leader effective June 7th. That will lead to a new prime minister in due course, since her successor in the party role would presumably want to become the new prime minister, but until then she is prime minister.
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
14.9k23259
She resigned as the conservative party leader effective June 7th. That will lead to a new prime minister in due course, since her successor in the party role would presumably want to become the new prime minister, but until then she is prime minister.
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
14.9k23259
edited May 24 at 13:40
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
14.9k23259
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
14.9k23259
answered May 24 at 13:04
o.m.o.m.
14.9k23259
14.9k23259
Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
5
@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
add a comment |
Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
5
@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
Are you suggesting "due course" is before June 7th? Or will she remain as PM after that date if there's no new Tory leader? Will there be an interim leader in such a case or is it not known?
– JJJ
May 24 at 13:27
5
5
@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@JJJ The expectation and tradition is that the outgoing PM continues until he or she can name a "suggested" successor to the monarch. It appears Mrs. May is continuing with this. From the BBC "Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48395905
– origimbo
May 24 at 13:35
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
@jjj, edited, a new party leader would likely become the new prime minister.
– o.m.
May 24 at 13:43
add a comment |
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– JJJ
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No one’s been leading the country for months, if not years.
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