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2016 Postmortem

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3. Oh, no, there's no lawful reason for the PM to be selected by the party.

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 05:23 AM

Jun 2016

The Queen decides. The Queen, of course, has always picked the leader of the majority party. It's all rather archaic, but that's how it really works.

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How will Cameron's successor as Tory leader be chosen, and when? [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2016 OP

The majority party's leader is chosen by the Queen (really). joshcryer Jun 2016 #1

The Queen's role is a mere formality malaise Jun 2016 #2

The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the monarch DavidDvorkin Jun 2016 #6

If he were leaving tomorrow, the Queen would pick Boris Johnson Recursion Jun 2016 #4