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Originally Posted by Mancie
Yep.. but whatever the public may feel this Government cannot be voted out within the next five years.. no amount of any civil disorder, strikes or discontent can get rid of them.. the law they are about to bring in means they cannot be ousted by any means...I don't think this was mentioned in the run up to the election... like I say.. ever get the feeling you've been conned?
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The Government can be voted out anytime by losing a vote of confidence in the House of Commons .
The new 5 year policy means that the Prime Minister cannot of his own volition decide to call a general election .
Initially the Prime Minister wanted the vote of confidence to be lost by 50 votes before there was a need for an election . Many of his own back-benchers could not accept this , so he has had to stay with the tradtional ruling that a vote of confidence could be lost by one vote after which there has to be an election .