Petition Outlaw the choosing of Prime Ministers by party members who are not MPs

The choice of a new Prime Minister between general elections should not be delegated by elected MPs to unelected and unaccountable party members as if the office was a private possession of the party in power and those who have paid it a membership fee.

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164 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 164 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 8 January 2017
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