Either Theresa May or Andrea Leadsom will be next PM - Gove knocked the fugg out - Polidicks

Why are the general populace getting no say in this?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;50673329]Honestly, Thatcher comes across as reasonable compared to either of these people.[/QUOTE] Although... [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRRWuryb4k[/media] That being said, at least this wasn't in 2016.

[QUOTE=Duskin;50672920]Can't wait to see who our new Sith Lord will be.[/QUOTE] At this point I'd VOTE for Emperor Palpatine, at least he got shit done.

[QUOTE=thisguy123;50673390]At this point I'd VOTE for Emperor Palpatine, at least he got shit done.[/QUOTE] at least Palpatine wouldn't let a referendum push him around

[QUOTE=Noss;50673346]Although... [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRRWuryb4k[/media] That being said, at least this wasn't in 2016.[/QUOTE] And people applauded that! What a bunch of creeps.

We just have to hope that the Conservative Party members choose May, nothing we can do about it

[QUOTE=Coffee;50673340]Why are the general populace getting no say in this?[/QUOTE] Because members of the conservative party vote on whom their leader is. All the public can decide is which party wins elections and therefore which leader gets to run the country.

[QUOTE=Coffee;50673340]Why are the general populace getting no say in this?[/QUOTE] Because everyone should have learned that we live under a parliamentary, not a presidential, system. Leaders aren't elected other than in their constituency because they are just another MP who happens to be the head of the biggest party in Parliament. This is in contrast to a Presidential system where the head of the executive has an individual elected mandate.

[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50675391]Because everyone should have learned that we live under a parliamentary, not a presidential, system. Leaders aren't elected other than in their constituency because they are just another MP who happens to be the head of the biggest party in Parliament. This is in contrast to a Presidential system where the head of the executive has an individual elected mandate.[/QUOTE] It happened to Brown (who, in an uncannily similar way, got dumped with a shit show, but at least he didn't compete for it) - loads of people complained that they didn't vote for him as their PM, despite the fact the position for PM doesn't work that way. I expect the same here.

[QUOTE=Camundongo;50675429]It happened to Brown (who, in an uncannily similar way, got dumped with a shit show, but at least he didn't compete for it) - loads of people complained that they didn't vote for him as their PM, despite the fact the position for PM doesn't work that way. I expect the same here.[/QUOTE] Tbh if Brown had called a general election after becoming PM he'd have easily won it. Whoever wins the leadership bid is probably going to become one of the least popular politicians in the country no matter what they do (or try to do).

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;50675528]Tbh if Brown had called a general election after becoming PM he'd have easily won it. Whoever wins the leadership bid is probably going to become one of the least popular politicians in the country no matter what they do (or try to do).[/QUOTE] Good. Theresa mays career will finally be over.

[QUOTE=Flapadar;50675883]Good. Theresa mays career will finally be over.[/QUOTE] You kind of need someone who could threaten her (neither of which will exist if she wins both inside and outside the party) to end we career but I guess that didn't cross your mind