Comments on: Blair should either resign or state a date http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2006/09/06/blair-should-either-resign-or-state-a-date/ Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:32:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lesley Roberts http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2006/09/06/blair-should-either-resign-or-state-a-date/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Lesley Roberts Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:40:28 +0000 http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2006/09/06/blair-should-either-resign-or-state-a-date/#comment-108 What is wrong with challenging the whole ethos of "appointing a successor"? Where in our, admittedly, unwritten constitution, does it say that a serving PM can "appoint" a successor. If the PM were dead, or incapacitated, his deputy (heaven forfend) would take over. Gordon Brown is NOT his deputy, is NOT the leader of the Labour party - and I feel there is no guarantee that he will be - so why are we not challenging the assumption of "crown prince"? I am not the only average "Joe" discussing this, but nothing very strong is coming out of either of the opposition parties. As a "just" ex-councillor, and member of the Lib Dems, I am very disappointed about the 'lack' of strong comment. Kind regards, Lesley What is wrong with challenging the whole ethos of “appointing a successor”? Where in our, admittedly, unwritten constitution, does it say that a serving PM can “appoint” a successor. If the PM were dead, or incapacitated, his deputy (heaven forfend) would take over. Gordon Brown is NOT his deputy, is NOT the leader of the Labour party – and I feel there is no guarantee that he will be – so why are we not challenging the assumption of “crown prince”?

I am not the only average “Joe” discussing this, but nothing very strong is coming out of either of the opposition parties.

As a “just” ex-councillor, and member of the Lib Dems, I am very disappointed about the ‘lack’ of strong comment.

Kind regards,

Lesley

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