While constitutional conventions “are not enforced by the law courts”, this pretty much allows any unelected official to hold the role of Prime Minister.
We need to respect the law, including constitutional conventions.
While constitutional conventions “are not enforced by the law courts”, this pretty much allows any unelected official to hold the role of Prime Minister.
We need to respect the law, including constitutional conventions.
Ministers do not have to be MPs. I think it is to our benefit as a country to move away from the convention that all ministers are MPs. Maybe. I dunno.