Is The Queen about to appoint a backbench MP as Prime Minister?

[lapucelle]

Charlie Proctor explains why The Queen could soon be appointing her 15th Prime Minister, and it might not be one of the usual suspects.

Boris Johnson has only been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for two weeks, and in that time he has already broken a political record, not that it is an accolade he wanted to achieve. After only 11 days in office, the new PM lost a by-election faster than any Prime Minister in history, beating H.H. Asquith’s previous record in 1908 (16 days). Unfortunately for Mr Johnson, this might not be the only Prime Ministerial record he is in danger of breaking. It the precarious political climate, it is looking like a strong possibility Mr Johnson could become Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister ever, taking the title from current holder George Canning who was only in office for 119 days.

You can read the rest here.

https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/is-the-queen-about-to-appoint-a-backbench-mp-as-prime-minister-128315/

[mr_lebowski]

1. I LIKE this plan, Your Royal Highness ... (nt)

[luvtheGWN]

5. The Queen is "Your Majesty".

With somewhat less majesty, Prince Charles is "Your Royal Highness". Both are silly terms, I admit!

[mr_lebowski]

9. Good point! All apologies for my impertinence, Your Most Royalist of All High Majesties!!! (nt)

[hedda_foil]

2. Oh please, just close your eyes and think of England!

The thought that Russia can take down both the US and UK at virtually the same moment is too terrible. But can Parliament come to its senses and back down from the calamity of Brexit? The queen can't just order up a new PM by fiat. She's not her 16th century namesake, after all.

[lapucelle]

3. Here's something else unusual that those close to the Queen publicly revealed.

The Queen ‘dismayed’ by politicians who have an ‘inability to govern’

Royal insiders have claimed that The Queen is very much of the opinion that politicians in the United Kingdom have an “inability to govern” leaving the monarch “dismayed.”

According to a report in the Sunday Times, The Queen made the comments at a private event shortly after David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister and the UK voted to leave the European Union in a public referendum.

As politicians call for Her Majesty to intervein in the ongoing Brexit crisis, a royal source has claimed that the 93-year-old monarch’s frustration has only grown further.

The source said: “I think she’s really dismayed. I’ve heard her talking about her disappointment in the current political class and its inability to govern correctly.”

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The Queen always stays out of politics and remains neutral on all matters of political controversy.

The revelations of Her Majesty’s candid viewpoints shows that she is perhaps very much in touch with the majority of the population who are dismayed by events happening in Westminster.

MPs have recently been threatening to drag The Queen into the Brexit debate, with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell saying: “I don’t want to drag the Queen into this but I would be sending Jeremy Corbyn in a cab to Buckingham Palace to say we’re taking over.”

https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/queen/the-queen-dismayed-by-politicians-who-have-an-inability-to-govern-128448/

[luvtheGWN]

7. Well, there's this:

She does not want to see the breakup of her United Kingdom, which is surely going to happen if Boorish Boris gets his way with a no-deal Brexit. She depends on the good will of her British subjects, and if a great majority of her subjects are opposed to Brexit, then surely she is obligated to let her feelings be known. This would be no different than defending the Church of England publicly as she is the Defender of the Faith.

Speak up, Your Majesty. Defend your United Kingdom (or should it be termed United Queendom?).

[hedda_foil]

20. I think she must. Please present a sound voice of reason, mum.

[Soph0571]

4. This will never happen

The Queen will not risk the constitution by doing this. She will urge the leaders of our various political parties to find a solution, but she is not going to risk the crown because we are governed by a bunch of arseholes. As much as I wish she would disregard established law to save us from the beast of Brexit, she will not.

[lapucelle]

6. I defer to your expertise.

Do you think this was something deliberately leaked by the Queen through intermediaries or was it just someone's loose tongue?

[Soph0571]

8. I think this is remainers wishing for a rainbow

I really wish their analysis was correct, but it is not. That is not how our constitution or the monarchy works. The Queen has nothing to do with this. The Palace does not leak on issues of the constitution. Ever.

[lapucelle]

11. Thanks for that very informed update.

[Takket]

19. this sounds similar to the desparate pleas here that the electoral college would not elect drumpf

[Drunken Irishman]

14. It's the same idea pushed by a few on the left after Trump's win in 2016...

The electors aren't bound to vote for Trump, so, they can technically cast their ballot for someone else!

Maybe in the most literal sense of the US Constitution (depending on state, I believe), but no way would any elector do something like that.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. What about the case of the Union being in danger of losing more territory....

from moves to gain independence from say, Scotland and Wales (unlikely but theoretically possible)?

Is she powerless with those matters as well?........

I suspect most of us here know very little about the powers granted royalty in the UK and are prone to think in terms of royalty that act in a far more controlling fashion.

There seems to be tremendous differences around the globe, from brutal dictators to those that are just figureheads.

[Denzil_DC]

17. What would you have her do?

Whether Scotland or Wales seek independence is ultimately up to the people Scotland and Wales, likewise if Northern Ireland were to decide to unite with the Republic. Any such moves would have to be negotiated with Westminster, but it's not as if the queen would veto the results of any deliberations.

The queen is a little more than just a figurehead in that she does have a constitutional and advisory role, but in terms of outright power, the monarchy's hands are pretty much tied, and in the UK, parliament is sovereign.

I'd take anything that comes from "Royal Central", the site the OP's based on, with a massive pinch of salt. It's basically a clickbait one man band.

There may well be attempts at complex parliamentary machinations as the withdrawal date grows near, but they're already well covered by more reputable media than this site.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

18. Was not giving any credibility to that news site, just asking for knowledge.

I rely almost entirely on The Guardian, BBC, DW and other European sites for UK and EU news.

I think this answered my question best: "in the UK, parliament is sovereign."

The Queen's message to Parliament and all the pomp and ceremony tends to lead one to erroneously think she has a degree of power like our president. I need to spend more time studying UK's current system of governance.

Thanks!.......

[Soph0571]

22. This sums it up pretty well:-)

[Soph0571]

21. The Queen is a constitutional monarch

In theory she has the right to dissolve parliament and appointment a new Prime Minister who she believes would have the confidence of the House of Parliament. In practice this is ceremonial after an election. We have a fixed term Parliamentary period which can only be dissolved in very particular circumstances and although this is a new convention she will not break with it. I think that idea of the Union dissolving would be of great distress to the Queen, and I am very sure she is working incredibly hard behind the scenes to keep it all together, this does not mean that she can change our leaders willy nilly. That would be a royal coup... never going to happen. We are the oldest modern democracy on the planet and we have held it together this long because of the way our unwritten constitution works...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

23. Thank you, Soph.

I hope you understand our misconceptions on this side of the pond. Obviously, our thinking revolves around our Congress and state legislatures.

Parliamentary forms of government can be very confusing, especially considering all the variations around the globe. I think your loosely formed constitution is the most difficult thing to wrap our heads around. More stuff to learn at 71 YO....

We appreciate your very thoughtful help......

[UTUSN]

10. K&R

[crazytown]

12. From TFA - This guy: Rory Stewart

[lapucelle]

13. You know more about this than I do.

I had never heard of the TFA.

Given the unfortunate state of his collar in the photo, my first thought was that he was a comedian.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/rory-stewart-the-insurgent-candidate-for-prime-minister-soars-up-and-out

[Marcuse]

16. Perhaps she needs to appoint a Lord Protector.