In the UK Conservative party, what happens when a vote of no confidence in the leader fails?

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So Theresa May is facing a vote of no confidence in her leadership of the Conservative party today. It's unclear if she will be ousted or not.

What happens if the vote fails?

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So Theresa May is facing a vote of no confidence in her leadership of the Conservative party today. It's unclear if she will be ousted or not.

What happens if the vote fails?

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So Theresa May is facing a vote of no confidence in her leadership of the Conservative party today. It's unclear if she will be ousted or not.

What happens if the vote fails?

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So Theresa May is facing a vote of no confidence in her leadership of the Conservative party today. It's unclear if she will be ousted or not.

What happens if the vote fails?

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Under current Conservative Party rules, she remains leader, and cannot be subject to a party confidence vote for another year.

Being a party matter, none of this affects any parliamentary vote of no confidence which might take place.

Source: BBC News.

See also: Leadership Elections in the Conservative Party, House of Commons briefing paper 01366, July 2016.

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It might be worth being explicit that these rules are these of the Conservative Party, rather than anything universal to British politics. In principle they could be changed, but not on a short timescale.
– origimbo
2 hours ago

@origimbo: done; I've also added another source.
– Steve Melnikoff
2 hours ago

Perhaps worth noting that she cannot be challenged by an in-party vote of no confidence for another year: it has no impact on Parliamentary procedure (eg a Parliamentary vote of no confidence). I know that's implicit in the question, but to a layman it may not be obvious
– Jon Story
1 hour ago

@JonStory: fair point; updated.
– Steve Melnikoff
1 hour ago

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Under current Conservative Party rules, she remains leader, and cannot be subject to a party confidence vote for another year.

Being a party matter, none of this affects any parliamentary vote of no confidence which might take place.

Source: BBC News.

See also: Leadership Elections in the Conservative Party, House of Commons briefing paper 01366, July 2016.

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It might be worth being explicit that these rules are these of the Conservative Party, rather than anything universal to British politics. In principle they could be changed, but not on a short timescale.
– origimbo
2 hours ago

@origimbo: done; I've also added another source.
– Steve Melnikoff
2 hours ago

Perhaps worth noting that she cannot be challenged by an in-party vote of no confidence for another year: it has no impact on Parliamentary procedure (eg a Parliamentary vote of no confidence). I know that's implicit in the question, but to a layman it may not be obvious
– Jon Story
1 hour ago

@JonStory: fair point; updated.
– Steve Melnikoff
1 hour ago

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up vote
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Under current Conservative Party rules, she remains leader, and cannot be subject to a party confidence vote for another year.

Being a party matter, none of this affects any parliamentary vote of no confidence which might take place.

Source: BBC News.

See also: Leadership Elections in the Conservative Party, House of Commons briefing paper 01366, July 2016.

edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Steve Melnikoff

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It might be worth being explicit that these rules are these of the Conservative Party, rather than anything universal to British politics. In principle they could be changed, but not on a short timescale.
– origimbo
2 hours ago

@origimbo: done; I've also added another source.
– Steve Melnikoff
2 hours ago

Perhaps worth noting that she cannot be challenged by an in-party vote of no confidence for another year: it has no impact on Parliamentary procedure (eg a Parliamentary vote of no confidence). I know that's implicit in the question, but to a layman it may not be obvious
– Jon Story
1 hour ago

@JonStory: fair point; updated.
– Steve Melnikoff
1 hour ago

add a comment |

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Under current Conservative Party rules, she remains leader, and cannot be subject to a party confidence vote for another year.

Being a party matter, none of this affects any parliamentary vote of no confidence which might take place.

Source: BBC News.

See also: Leadership Elections in the Conservative Party, House of Commons briefing paper 01366, July 2016.

edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Steve Melnikoff

3,54211331

Under current Conservative Party rules, she remains leader, and cannot be subject to a party confidence vote for another year.

Being a party matter, none of this affects any parliamentary vote of no confidence which might take place.

Source: BBC News.

See also: Leadership Elections in the Conservative Party, House of Commons briefing paper 01366, July 2016.

edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Steve Melnikoff

3,54211331

edited 1 hour ago

answered 3 hours ago

Steve Melnikoff

3,54211331

answered 3 hours ago

Steve Melnikoff

3,54211331

answered 3 hours ago

Steve Melnikoff

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It might be worth being explicit that these rules are these of the Conservative Party, rather than anything universal to British politics. In principle they could be changed, but not on a short timescale.
– origimbo
2 hours ago

@origimbo: done; I've also added another source.
– Steve Melnikoff
2 hours ago

Perhaps worth noting that she cannot be challenged by an in-party vote of no confidence for another year: it has no impact on Parliamentary procedure (eg a Parliamentary vote of no confidence). I know that's implicit in the question, but to a layman it may not be obvious
– Jon Story
1 hour ago

@JonStory: fair point; updated.
– Steve Melnikoff
1 hour ago

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It might be worth being explicit that these rules are these of the Conservative Party, rather than anything universal to British politics. In principle they could be changed, but not on a short timescale.
– origimbo
2 hours ago

@origimbo: done; I've also added another source.
– Steve Melnikoff
2 hours ago

Perhaps worth noting that she cannot be challenged by an in-party vote of no confidence for another year: it has no impact on Parliamentary procedure (eg a Parliamentary vote of no confidence). I know that's implicit in the question, but to a layman it may not be obvious
– Jon Story
1 hour ago

@JonStory: fair point; updated.
– Steve Melnikoff
1 hour ago

It might be worth being explicit that these rules are these of the Conservative Party, rather than anything universal to British politics. In principle they could be changed, but not on a short timescale.
– origimbo
2 hours ago

@origimbo: done; I've also added another source.
– Steve Melnikoff
2 hours ago

Perhaps worth noting that she cannot be challenged by an in-party vote of no confidence for another year: it has no impact on Parliamentary procedure (eg a Parliamentary vote of no confidence). I know that's implicit in the question, but to a layman it may not be obvious
– Jon Story
1 hour ago

@JonStory: fair point; updated.
– Steve Melnikoff
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