Ken Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'
Ken Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'
Tory grandee says Rishi Sunak overturning a Supreme Court judgement is “very dangerous".
Tory grandee says Rishi Sunak overturning a Supreme Court judgement is “very dangerous".
Who elected Rishi Sunak?
16 0 Reply300-odd (and odd) Tory MPs.
7 0 ReplyI have a feeling it was nowhere near that unanimous.
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His constituency as an MP and the Tory party membership elected him leader.
1 1 ReplyNope. Tory Party membership had a choice and elected Truss.
You could make an argument that he was tacitly elected by the Parliamentary Conservative Party but even this relies on an opt-out vote rather than an actual positive vote.
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I learnt about the concept of "Elected Dictatorship" in A-level politics in 1999/00. The UK has been widely regarded an ED for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elective_dictatorship
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