Published 1 year ago

Why the UK can't easily call a general election to replace Liz Truss

Summary by Ground News

UK opposition parties have been asking for a general election since Boris Johnson resigned as PM in July. But thanks to the 2011 Fixed-term Parliaments Act, general elections in the UK can only take place once every five years. A motion to call for an early election would need to win at least two-thirds of the votes in Parliament.

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Why the UK can't easily call a general election to replace Liz Truss

A decade-old rule brought by David Cameron's government stands in the way

1 year ago·United States

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Truss Should Call a General Election – The Daily Sceptic

Things are going to get worse before they get better. Truss should call an election, lose, and then blame the country's economic problems on Labour. If she doesn't, the Tories could be out of power for a generation.

1 year ago

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