Don't worry about it. And I reckon you're not worried
That depends on what you think Iβm not worried about.
Please correct me if Iβm wrong, but AFAIK a law was introduced a βfewβ decades ago to enable the βfive year lifetimeβ of an βelected partyβ to enable βthat partyβ to complete the βmandateβ that the βcountry elected βthe partyβ to achieveβ.
However, AFAIK the βbillβ has no βintrinsic provisionβ for a βgeneral electionβ should the βruling partyβ βsplitβ into opposing factions and render itself βunstableβ and unable to achieve that βmandateβ. I also believe that βthe billβ wasnβt intended to deal with a βgoverning partyβ, but was a means to select a βparty leaderβ and not a βprime ministerβ (danger of/for βdouble indemnityβ here). Liz already admits that βthe partyβ (at least herself as the partyβs second elected leader during the βpartyβsβ current βfive year lifetimeβ) is unable to achieve that βelectoral mandateβ (as was Boris).
What to do when an βelected partyβ βsplitsβ during their βfive year lifetimeβ?
Do βweβ (the people) submit our βvoting preferenceβ to the βcurrent βruling partyββ for βthe candidature of their leadership β (no we canβt, only βparty membersβ can), or insist on having βour voicesβ heard again in a βgeneral electionβ (again no)?
Democracy is!
Demo-cracy! βDemoβ, (from the ancient Greek βdemosβ) meaning βvillageβ, or βpeopleβ and β-cracyβ (again from the Greek) meaning βcollectiveβ, βformation of governmentβ, or βrule makersβ. βDemokratiaβ is a βtwo way dialogueβ that supports both National, Regional and Local βdialogues/concernsβ for any existing βtort/concernβ (our UK Parliament affects all four nations of the UK and complicates all issues).
IMHO I doubt that this UK βelectoral systemβ fully measures up to a βdemocracyβ.
Thus, we now seem to live in a society that is only βdemocraticβ for βa dayβ every βfifth yearβ (unless referenda are asked for by βthe ruling governmentβ, or a by-election is called for by governmental necessity), and βfollowing the peopleβs choiceβ (voting day) our society becomes βautocraticβ for the intervening period of βthe βelected partyβsβ five year installationβ.
So, is the UK βdemocraticβ, or βautocraticβ to the βdemocratically βelected partyββ?
Please advise, if possible (if you want to take this βelsewhereβ, Iβll be happy to do so).
Kindest regards, Ray Dart (AKA suricat).