In this second video the Deputy Prime Minister announces a vote on electoral reform.
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OK - so what happens if the Government Coalition breaks up, and we then have a Conservative minority Government. There is no two thirds majority for a General Election. But there is a majority (ie 50% + 1) against almost every piece of legislation introduced by the minority Government. In this scenario, the Lib Dems refuse to form a coalition with rainbow coalition (due to tribal differences and fingers having been burnt amongst the LDs)
What happens then - do we have a lame duck Government who stoicly refuse to concede a GE but which no power to pass any legislation...?
Please can somebody explain....?
Posted by: Jack | July 05, 2010 at 08:05 PM
You have just summed up perfectly why the governments policy on this is bonkers!
Posted by: JCS | July 05, 2010 at 08:58 PM
Didn't he say that if a government couldn't be formed in two weeks after a no confidence vote that an election would automatically take place?
Seems easy enough to me.
Posted by: Ultimo Tiger | July 05, 2010 at 09:25 PM
Jack, if the government loses a vote of no confidence then the government goes in limbo for 2 weeks and if someone capable of commanding the house's confidence doesn't show up there are elections.
Nick Clegg is a dingbat and this is the proof, can't he find somebody else's constitution to fiddle around with?
Posted by: Tanino | July 06, 2010 at 12:55 AM
So if this is the case - this 55% threshold is pointless! Also what is to stop a sitting government to whip its supporters into voting for a dissolution - which means the sitting government can still determine when the GE happens.
It all seems very silly
Posted by: Jack | July 09, 2010 at 08:08 AM