>>There is something very broken with our constitution
I certainly think this is one occasion when the Conservative method of picking a leader won't really work very well. The unelected old bigots (or wise old owls depending on your point of view) will be choosing between 2 candidates emerging from a contest in which most of the votes were cast to keep somebody out rather than get somebody in.
Is it actually a constitutional issue? I suppose the queen could invite Sunak to form a government, regardless, on the basis that he is the most popular least unpopular with MPs. But she won't.
If I could change one thing it would be to switch to PR. I don't understand why Labour isn't agitating for it more visibly. When Scotland goes there might as well be no opposition.
Hung parliaments used to be seen as a bad thing, but if majority governments are henceforth going to keep changing the rules to get their way and prevent proper debate and scrutiny, then it's time to chuck them.
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