theinspectorst@kbin.social to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 2 years agoKen Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'www.huffingtonpost.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkKen Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship'www.huffingtonpost.co.uktheinspectorst@kbin.social to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 2 years agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSpendrill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI have a feeling it was nowhere near that unanimous.
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoSo, apathy. Apathy elected Rishi Sunak.
minus-squarePatMustard@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWell they voted for Truss first
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoHis constituency as an MP and the Tory party membership elected him leader.
minus-squareSpendrill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoNope. Tory Party membership had a choice and elected Truss. You could make an argument that he was tacitly elected by the Parliamentary Conservative Party but even this relies on an opt-out vote rather than an actual positive vote.
Who elected Rishi Sunak?
300-odd (and odd) Tory MPs.
I have a feeling it was nowhere near that unanimous.
He was the only candidate.
So, apathy.
Apathy elected Rishi Sunak.
Well they voted for Truss first
His constituency as an MP and the Tory party membership elected him leader.
Nope. Tory Party membership had a choice and elected Truss.
You could make an argument that he was tacitly elected by the Parliamentary Conservative Party but even this relies on an opt-out vote rather than an actual positive vote.