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Originally Posted by Damien
The only confusion I can see here is if anyone is even allowed to try and form a government. Which is Ben's point here:
But I don't see where that is specifically made clear.
If such a motion passes then how can Boris Johnson stay on and if he does how can he then call an election if, as my reading of the act leads me to believe, the 14-day deadline doesn't get reached?
What point of your point I am missing? Are we just disagreeing on if it's possible for another government to be formed because I don't see where that is made clear in the act....
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So there is a bit more in the
Cabinet Manual than the previous page I linked to. This is in Section 2.19:
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The Prime Minister is expected to resign where it is clear that he or she does not have the confidence of the House of Commons and that an alternative government does have the confidence.
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However it's 'expected' rather than 'required', so I still don't see that it forces a resignation.
The problem here is that this has never been tested in principle or law - currently the rules are all theoretical. By the time they're tested, it may be too late for the No Deal avoidance people are hoping these achieves.