Will there be a general election if Johnson quits?
If Boris Johnson were to resign, there would not automatically be a general election to replace him.
Instead, the Conservative Party would need to select its next leader, who would become prime minister. In recent decades, James Callaghan, John Major, Gordon Brown, Theresa May and Mr. Johnson himself all initially took over after internal party changes without a general election.
Under the Conservative Party’s rules, the vote for a new party leader would take place in two stages: First, Conservative members of Parliament would put their names forward and face a series of votes until only two candidates remained. Then, party members would be called on to express their vote for one of the two.
The timing for each contest is set out by a group known as the 1922 Committee, which represents Conservative backbenchers.
https://tnewstimes.com/2022/07/06/world/will-there-be-a-general-election-if-johnson-quits/
Instead, the Conservative Party would need to select its next leader, who would become prime minister. In recent decades, James Callaghan, John Major, Gordon Brown, Theresa May and Mr. Johnson himself all initially took over after internal party changes without a general election.
Under the Conservative Party’s rules, the vote for a new party leader would take place in two stages: First, Conservative members of Parliament would put their names forward and face a series of votes until only two candidates remained. Then, party members would be called on to express their vote for one of the two.
The timing for each contest is set out by a group known as the 1922 Committee, which represents Conservative backbenchers.
https://tnewstimes.com/2022/07/06/world/will-there-be-a-general-election-if-johnson-quits/
