Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless

Bull, MJ

Abstract

By calling an early election, government and parliament have effectively breached both the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. The implications of this outcome are significant and suggest that the act is unlikely to survive another legislative session.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 6, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 6, 2019
• Journal: London School of Economics British Policy and Politics Blog
• Publisher URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ftpa-rendered-meaningless/
• Related Public URLs: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
• Additional Information: Access Information : Open Access