theinspectorst@kbin.social to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · vor 10 MonatenKen Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'www.huffingtonpost.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkKen Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'www.huffingtonpost.co.uktheinspectorst@kbin.social to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · vor 10 Monatenmessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretheinspectorst@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·vor 10 Monaten300-odd (and odd) Tory MPs.
minus-squareSpendrill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·vor 10 MonatenI have a feeling it was nowhere near that unanimous.
minus-squaretheinspectorst@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·vor 10 MonatenHe was the only candidate.
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·vor 10 MonatenSo, apathy. Apathy elected Rishi Sunak.
minus-squarePatMustard@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 10 MonatenWell they voted for Truss first
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·vor 10 MonatenHis constituency as an MP and the Tory party membership elected him leader.
minus-squareSpendrill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·vor 10 MonatenNope. 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.