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[hawksley]

If the Cons had been in elected when Ian D Smith was their leader, would he have automatically became PM ? ,or can the party choose someone else other than the leader.???

[mikey4444]

As far as I am aware, the Queen has a role to play here. She will call the Leader of the party with the most seats, to Buck House, and ask that party Leader to form a Government. I don't know of an occasion in modern times when anybody other than the Leader has gone on to PM. There was a time when Lord sombodyorother led his Party from the House of Lords. I suppose anybody could become a Leader of a winning party after election, but, again The Queen would be involved, as head of state.

[hawksley]

So he could have been the Prime Minister then Mikey.

[mikey4444]

Yes hawksley...just as pigs could fly I expect. Unlikely but technically possible.

[Sqad]

hawksley.....we could have had Neil Kinnock, Michael Foot or even Gordon Brown as Prime minister, but they would have to have won an election............................wait a minute, Gordon Brown DIDN't win an election....too complicated for me.

[jno]

yes, if the Tories had won an election while he was leader (he wasn't one at election time, as it turned out) he'd have been PM - not automatic but normal procedure.

Who knows, we might not have gone into Iraq. Alternatively, we might have gone into several other countries as well, probably sending benefit claimants onto the front line.

[tonyav]

.wait a minute, Gordon Brown DIDN't win an election....too complicated for me.

Neither has Dave, sqad !.

[jno]

now you're really complicating things, tonyav. Stop it at once.

[mikey4444]

now now girls...play nicely !

Actually, given IDS's current arrogant stance on the chaos that is his benefits changes, I'm sure the Tories are glad he isn't PM either !

[Sqad]

tony...LOL....good point.......but he "nearly did"...;-)

[jno]

it was the Tories who decided in advance that he wasn't going to be PM, mikey, so they can probably pat themselves on the back for that.

[tonyav]

jno
now you're really complicating things, tonyav. Stop it at once.


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