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Originally Posted by nomadking
The legitimacy of Parliament derives from Democracy. It might be claimed that a future Labour government represents a clear & present danger and therefore according to you, Parliament could legitimately prevent that.
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Not in the United Kingdom it doesn't. Plenty of countries have constutitions that state their legislature is given authority from the people- but not ours.
A claim that an entire Government platform elected would be a danger compared to a single bad policy would certainly be a bold one.