An interesting point was thrown up by the Supreme Court judgement. Here's a quote;
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The House of Commons exists because the people have elected its members. The Government is not directly elected by the people (unlike the position in some other democracies). The Government exists because it has the confidence of the House of Commons. It has no democratic legitimacy other than that. This means that it is accountable to the House of Commons - and indeed to the House of Lords
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This seems to clarify that we, as voters, do not vote for Government and Government is only answerable to Parliament. Or, in other words, Government only exists because Parliament wills it.
This puts the whole idea of following a manifesto in to the light. It seems that once in Government, the promises made in the manifesto are legally moot