Timeline for Can a UK general election be delayed after Parliament is dissolved?
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| Apr 13, 2020 at 7:05 | comment | added | James K | I entirely agree. 谢谢. I was just noting that "Her Majesty via an OiC" does not mean the private whim of Betty Windsor, in the hope of fending off future questions along the lines of "Can the Queen...?" | |
| Apr 13, 2020 at 0:30 | comment | added | xngtng | (cont.) because 1) the OiC has to be carried formally in a Cabinet meeting and represents a collective decision under collective responsibility; siginificant Cabinet disagreements can force reconsideration of OiC (even if PM can just fire disagreeing members, they still have to do that rather publicly) 2) the Queen still acts as a final sanity check, however (rightfully) never/underused. Sorry to be a bit pedantic. | |
| Apr 13, 2020 at 0:29 | comment | added | xngtng | @JamesK In practice that is mostly if not always true that the Prime Minister has to agree to the OiC. But a) Order in Council can be made on recommendation of any member of the Cabinet; b) many laws including this one makes deliberate distinction between Ministers and the Privy Council (in effect, the Cabinet). | |
| Apr 12, 2020 at 17:12 | history | edited | CDJB♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added reference for Order in Council
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| Apr 12, 2020 at 15:45 | comment | added | James K | It is often worth noting that "Her Majesty via an Order in Council" generally means "The Prime Minister" (in the peculiar code language of the UK constitution) | |
| Apr 12, 2020 at 14:33 | vote | accept | Joe C | ||
| Apr 12, 2020 at 12:20 | history | answered | CDJB♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |