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  • SelSelvari21106@mastodon.social
    Jul 8, 2026, 8:45 AM

    Just want to share one of the House of Commons's weird old technicalities because there's a very small chance it might be about to become relevant.

    Technically speaking, resigning from the House of Commons is impossible. You just can't, it's not a thing. MP's get around this by being appointed to one of two very old and defunct which come with the condition that you aren't allowed to be an MP while holding them. If you're appointed to them, you cease to be an MP.
    researchbriefings.files.parlia

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  • SelSelvari21106@mastodon.social
    Jul 8, 2026, 8:51 AM

    The reason I bring this up now is that the government could, in theory, just refuse to do the appointment. Realistically of course this whole thing is usually a formality, the last time someone was refused was in the 1840's. Buut Ed Davey has suggested it in light of #Farage 's recent announcement.

    It'll probably come to nothing but I figured I'd share this just in case.

    (I've copied Davey's words into the alt text in case anyone needs or prefers that for whatever reason)

    #ukpol

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    "The Government must block Nigel Farage's resignation until the Standards Commissioner finishes investigating him. The people of Clacton deserve the full facts. If a by-election does go ahead, all parties should stand aside. We cannot give oxygen to this vanity project."
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  • JdeBPJdeBP@mastodon.scot
    Jul 8, 2026, 10:41 AM

    @Selvari21106

    The latter part of Davey's post, which was 1 hour after #CountBinface declared candidacy, has now come to pass.

    Apart from a couple of the (to use a Binface joke) 'named after what we used to do to floppy discs in the 1990s' parties (Reclaim+Rejoin), they've all stood aside, the #GreenParty being the last to do so (see breaking news in the thread below).

    The right thing for #NigelFarage's resignation is (in Anna Turley MP's words) 'Leave means leave.'.

    mastodon.scot/@JdeBP/116880480

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  • SelSelvari21106@mastodon.social
    Jul 8, 2026, 10:45 AM

    @JdeBP yeah I noticed. Imagine if they actually elected Binface. It probably won't happen but that would be absolutely hilarious

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  • JdeBPJdeBP@mastodon.scot
    Jul 8, 2026, 10:52 AM

    @Selvari21106

    It will either undermine #NigelFarage's credibility even to xyr own supporters if xe wins, or (as someone else on the FediVerse put it yesterday) be the most amazing self-own in recent #UKPolitics history if xe loses.

    For all of the other parties, not contesting the 1st by-election, of what seems very likely to be 2, is a win-win.

    #CountBinface #ClactonOnSea

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  • RaRa@mstdn.social
    Jul 8, 2026, 10:01 AM

    @Selvari21106 4.6 would be my favoured option.

    FTA: >>> 4.6 Imprisonment and Treason
    Under the Representation of the People Act 1981 a Member can be
    disqualified if they are sentenced or ordered to be imprisoned or
    detained indefinitely within the United Kingdom, [snip] <<<

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