Northstead Manor Gardens, Scalby (1969)
Two parliamentary by-elections took place yesterday in Stoke on Trent and Copeland. During the count one of the resigning MPs tweeted:
This refers to the convention by which MPs cannot just give up their seats. Instead they must apply for an ‘office of profit’ under the Crown which disqualifies them from sitting in the House of Commons. Jamie Reed raises an interesting point – here I will answer the question as well as provide some background on the mysterious process by which an MP can leave Parliament voluntarily.
It was in 1624 that the House of Commons resolved “that a man, after he is duly chosen, cannot relinquish”. There are a number of ways…
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