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Filuwaúrdjan
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« on: September 10, 2010, 03:53:50 PM »
Quote from: President Thomas E. Dewey on September 09, 2010, 11:11:24 PM
Party leaders in the United Kingdom are chosen by their particular party caucus members.

No longer true; the Liberals stopped doing that in the 70s, Labour in 1980 and the Tories about ten years ago. Labour leaders are now chosen by an electoral college of MPs, party members and members of affiliated organisations (mostly Unions), LibDem leaders are chosen by party members, and Conservative leaders are chosen by party members from two candidates chosen by Tory MPs.
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2010, 08:45:44 AM »
Things have changed from that point though; it would no longer be possible for anyone without a seat in the Commons to be appointed as PM.
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2010, 09:53:08 AM »
Quote from: Attorney General Kalwejt on September 11, 2010, 09:43:46 AM
Quote from: Sibboleth on September 11, 2010, 08:45:44 AM
Things have changed from that point though; it would no longer be possible for anyone without a seat in the Commons to be appointed as PM.

Yes, but I was talking about strictly technically possibility.

Ah, but it is no longer even technically possible. That's how the British Constitution works.
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2010, 06:47:30 PM »
Quote from: Rory Spottiswoode on September 11, 2010, 01:45:50 PM
I think Schroeder put it better than you, Al

Indeed he did, indeed he did.
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