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To: tejek who wrote (74426)5/11/2010 5:37:37 PM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
If the Queen chose someone who couldn't form a majority in Parliament, her government would be powerless. So she "invites" the leader most likely to form that majority to do so.

The government is then confirmed with a confidence vote in Parliament. That's where sovereignty really resides anyway.



To: tejek who wrote (74426)5/11/2010 5:37:52 PM
From: nigel bates  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
It's a convention.
But it would become law pretty quickly if any monarch tried to flout it.

When a prime minister resigns, the queen calls on whomever can command a majority of the House of Commons - and after the last 48 hours of negotiations, that is clearly Cameron.


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