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The UK electorate does not elect a party either, it elects a bunch of local MPs, and the MPs in term elect a leader. While many voters of course vote for the MP
by Macha 4y ago
The UK electorate does not elect a party either, it elects a bunch of local MPs, and the MPs in term elect a leader. While many voters of course vote for the MP who represents the party who is headed by their desired leader, MPs defecting could just as easily flip the government to another party without consulting the electorate, as they can replace the PM with another from the same party.
- vmilner 4y agoThey almost certainly won’t vote for a single party next time - Minority Labour supported by SNP seems almost inevitable now.
- Jaruzel 4y agoWithout going down a political rabbit hole on this, I'm afraid I concurr here, a Labour led coalition is the most likely outcome.
- Jaruzel 4y agoYou are of course correct. I was simply trying to highlight clumsily that we don't have a presidential type leadership here in the UK.