"Let's Get Normal Again"!

Is it necessary for a British Prime Minister to be a UK citizen?
Because I seriously consider running for PM. I mean I'm certainly not worse than BoJo or Truss.

My simple program would get the UK out of its present disastrous crisis almost immediately:
1. Apologizing to Brussels, returning to the mothership as soon as legally possible. If not legally possible soon, do it illegally – but do it!

2. Making the UK part of the Eurozone.

3. Stopping the left-hand-driving madness, making normal right-hand driving mandatory. Cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side will have to be replaced by regular cars within 12 months ==> economy boost!

"[b]Let's Get Normal Again[/b]" <== my Election Slogan.

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OldBrit · 61-69, M

The actual requirement

[quote][big][b]Who can stand as an MP?[/b][/big]
To stand as a candidate in a UK Parliamentary General Election you need to be at least 18 years old and:

a British citizen

a citizen of the Republic of Ireland

a citizen of a commonwealth country who does not require leave to enter or remain in the UK, or has indefinite leave to remain in the UK

[b][big]Who is disqualified from standing as an MP?[/big][/b]
Certain groups of people are not allowed to stand, these include:

members of the police forces

members of the armed forces

civil servants and judges

people who are subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order in England or Wales or a debt relief restrictions order

people who have been adjudged bankrupt in Northern Ireland

people who have had their estate sequestrated in Scotland [/quote]

helenS · 36-40, F

@OldBrit Excuse me but that's sort of hilarious. A broke police officer from Northern Ireland cannot become a MP?
Likewise one could say that a person whose mother's middle name starts with an "A" cannot become an MP.

OldBrit · 61-69, M

@helenS that's straight off the government website. My friend who stood for election had to quit his civil service job to do so

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@OldBrit in my study of the British Constitution (and don't tell me there isn't one), the three groups who are disqualified from voting are lunatics, peers and prisoners.

lunatics are permitted to stand for Parliament but obviously can't vote for themselves.