There is a fundamental doctrine embedded in many other democracies - separation of powers requires that the principal institutions of state— executive, legislature and judiciary—should be clearly divided in order to safeguard citizens' liberties and guard against tyranny.
Part of the problem is that the UK does not have a written constitution which means that politicians make up the rules as they go along - I have no confidence that a Labour government would behave any differently.
Examples of the abuse of political power have increased in recent years - eg: proroguing parliament during Brexit debates, abusing the royal prerogative, and now trying to change the rules mid-stream for Paterson.
Go back a decade or more and "call me Tone" Blair fabricated stories about weapons of mass destruction to pursue a conflict in which he may have believed, but many did not.
Everything changes, but nothing changes!
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