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Originally Posted by Damien
I still think it's not a constitutional crisis. What parts of it have been tested yet? The notion the PM should go when the men in grey suits tell them to do so maybe be a Tory Party tradition but behind that tradition is the implication that if they don't do so they'll be booted out anyway. Johnson has decided that rather than go quietly he'll go kicking and screaming.
But in theory, the Tories will have their vote, he loses and he resigns. If he were to ignore the results of that vote and/or try to call an election then it's a constitutional crisis.
This is just weird and a little bit a funny so far.
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Yes it is a constitutional crisis, I really don’t know how you can say it’s not, right now, as of this morning, the process of government grinds to a halt. Nothing practical in these departments can be done, every one of them is in disarray. As he tries to fill them, with new, completely inexperienced people trying to get on. This is not just harming the Tory party, it’s harming the entire country, that’s a Constitutional crisis right there.
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