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ok, so we have a choice - it is either gordon brown or Dave Cameron for Prime minister...

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wannaBe · 07/05/2010 13:07

As I understand it from the news, if Gordon Brown resigns then David Cameron is automatically invited to the palace and asked if he can form a government.

So it's either gb or dc - no chance of there being another labour person as pm...

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ASecretLemonadeDrinkerDAVE · 07/05/2010 13:09

GB won't resign, it's a kick in the face for the millions who voted for him

azazello · 07/05/2010 13:10

Thats right at the moment I think. It would be interesting to see what happened if GB resigned, DC forms minority govt without LD support and there is a lib/lab coalition opposing with a different leader... I guess there would be another election very quickly.

ASecretLemonadeDrinkerDAVE · 07/05/2010 13:10

I think GB get first dibs on getting lib dems etc. to form with him, but I think he only has a case if it's total is more than tory seats, so lab + lib dem still may not beat conserv.

bobbiewickham · 07/05/2010 13:10

Well GB should resign.

He's an unelected PM with no clear mandate.

I wish he would just GO!

RebeccaRedheart · 07/05/2010 13:10

I voted Labour because GB is their leader and I want him as PM. Hope he can form a coalition with the LibDems.

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wannaBe · 07/05/2010 13:12

they've just worked it out - almost impossible for gb to form a minority coalition even with the ld's on side. He can - but only just...

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azazello · 07/05/2010 13:12

Coalition with the lib dems won't give him a majority. He'd still need to deal with the independants and hope for some disaffected tory mps (unlikely) to get pretty much anything controversial through.

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 07/05/2010 13:13

Conservatives do now have the most seats though and GB is unelected.

SuziKettles · 07/05/2010 13:16

How is GB unelected?

The people of Kirkcaldy elected him as their MP and the Labour party elected him as their leader.

What other electing do you want (other than his political party getting a clear majority of the seats which none of the leaders have).

GrimmaTheNome · 07/05/2010 13:23

He hasn't been PM at the time of a general election in which he's won a majority.

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wannaBe · 07/05/2010 15:09

every one of the mp's in parliament has been "elected" doesn't mean any one of them could claim the post of prime minister.

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minipie · 07/05/2010 15:15

God, what a choice

Erm, Grimma, by your definition DC is also unelected.

slug · 07/05/2010 15:24

By that definition John Major wasn't elected for the first few years he was PM either.

GrimmaTheNome · 07/05/2010 17:46

No, Major wasn't elected at first either. I was living in the US and people there were gobsmacked that the PM could be changed mid-term by the party. (mind you, in Pennsylvania which was pretty Republican they were amazed at us dumping Maggie at all )

I don't think either DC or GB have fantastic claim to be PM on the basis of this election TBH but DCs is a bit less tenuous.

FrakkinTheReturningOfficer · 07/05/2010 18:06

GB can't resign. HE, the person, has the right to form a new Govt. The question is can he do it?

Lab + Lib (+ anyone taking the Labour whip) isn't quite enough.

Cons + Lib is.

No-one is 'elected' PM. It's the leader of the party who have the majority...

The issue is that GB wasn't actually elected by Labour. TB 'formally handed over' power to him. DC was elected by his party.

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