June 10 2017 – “Queen could not have granted Theresa May permission to form a government last Friday [June 9]. Why? Because permission is only granted when the required number of seats to make up a majority is reached [326]. That number had not been reached last Friday” ~ Richard W. Symonds
Theresa May meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace – 2016 – PA
“The Queen cannot refuse permission to form a government from Theresa May IF she had the required number of seats to make up a majority. Theresa May did NOT have the required number of seats on Friday June 9 2017. Therefore, the Queen could not have granted May permission to form a government last Friday”~ Richard W. Symonds
DIARY OF EVENTS
Further Reflections by Richard W. Symonds (with Hat-Tip to Peter Crosskey)
01.45am – SUNDAY JUNE 11 2017
It would appear from the Cabinet Manual that the Queen can invite the incumbent Prime Minister to form a minority government, or a coalition [Page 17 Para 2.30]. The powers of such governments are limited by convention [Paras 2.27-2.29].
It would also appear that without an overall majority, governments need “…to command the confidence of the House of Commons…”…
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