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Bookmark or Share- If the UK Prime Minister suddenly dies, what happens?Your understanding is correct - there is no UK Prime Minister until one is appointed by the Queen. In the meantime, the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) gives the Monarch (in practice, government ministers) powers to make emergency regulations, and COBRA meetings can be chaired by any Cabinet minister - after 9/11, these were chaired by the Cabinet Secretary until the PM could attend himself.
- Canada's Prime Minister has resigned; how do they select the new leader?The Prime Minister is whoever can command the confidence of the House of Commons. If one party has a majority, that will generally be the leader of that party. If no party has a majority, as is the current situation, then it’s subject to negotiation between parties to find a candidate who will have majority support.
- Difference between Deputy Prime Minister and Vice PresidentDeputy Prime Minister is someone who can play the role of a Prime Minister when he is momentarily absent for some reason. Deputy prime minister is mostly a non-constitutional position who is generally a holder of an important portfolio like Ministry of Home Affairs, etc. For instance, in India, there hasn't been any Deputy Prime Minister since ...
- scotland - Why is the word "Depute" used in the title of Scottish ...A deputy leader (in Scottish English, sometimes depute leader) in the Westminster system is the second-in-command of a political party, behind the party leader. Deputy leaders often become deputy prime minister when their parties are elected to government.
- Is it ever possible to suspend the PM from the House of Commons?In Australia "No prime minister has been sanctioned for disorderly behaviour but two deputy prime ministers and seven opposition leaders have, although not all have been ordered from the House." The implication is clearly that in theory the PM could also be sanctioned that.
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