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.

Citation

Bull, M. (2019). Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless

• 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