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Preparing for another hung parliament: 9 key questions answered
Recent polls have suggested that the 2015 general election will result in another hung parliament, with no single party gaining an overall majority. The media and voters may assume that 2015 will then...
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The Cabinet Manual and the caretaker convention
In the second of a short series of posts about government formation after the election, Robert Hazell discusses the weaknesses of the Cabinet Manual in terms of offering guidance on role of the...
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How should parliament decide who will be the next Prime Minister: by a...
Robert Hazell weighs up options for establishing who can command the confidence of the House of Commons, which will be particularly significant in the likely event of another coalition. This is the...
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“In the absence of facts, myth rushes in”: Considering the consequences of a...
On 15 April 2015, Professor Robert Hazell, Director of the Constitution Unit, and Peter Riddell, Director of the Institute for Government, spoke at a Constitution Unit seminar entitled ‘Coalition or...
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Once the election results are in, how do we decide who forms the government?
Robert Hazell summarises the process of government formation that will begin tomorrow. By Friday morning we should know most of the election results. Assuming the polls are proved correct, with Labour...
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