theinspectorst@kbin.social to United Kingdom · 10 months agoKen Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'www.huffingtonpost.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: Neoliberal@kbin.social
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minus-squaretheinspectorst@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months ago300-odd (and odd) Tory MPs.
minus-squareSpendrill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI have a feeling it was nowhere near that unanimous.
minus-squaretheinspectorst@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoHe was the only candidate.
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoSo, apathy. Apathy elected Rishi Sunak.
minus-squareblackn1ghtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoHis constituency as an MP and the Tory party membership elected him leader.
minus-squareSpendrill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoNope. 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.
Who elected Rishi Sunak?
300-odd (and odd) Tory MPs.
I have a feeling it was nowhere near that unanimous.
He was the only candidate.
So, apathy.
Apathy elected Rishi Sunak.
Well they voted for Truss first
His constituency as an MP and the Tory party membership elected him leader.
Nope. 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.