While is it possible the former prince could be removed from the line of succession, it is a messy and complicated legislative process.
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The UK does not have executive orders like the US. But there are still ways for the government to administratively act without parliament.
There are still 88 peers with seats handed down through hereditary lines.
Keir Starmer’s manifesto stops short of the abolition Gordon Brown had wanted, but some immediate changes are confirmed.
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales acknowledges each option requires UK government involvement.
Years of political turbulence, economic shocks and the failure to ‘level up’ as pledged have turned English devolution into a key political and constitutional issue
The government is attempting to overrule the supreme court by passing a new law.
Boris Johnson’s controversial resignation honours list has prompted fresh debates around reforming the UK’s unelected upper house.
Baroness Hallett says she should be the one to decide which government messages are relevant to her inquiry, but is she right?
The fallout over the Scottish government’s gender recognition legislation has not happened in isolation.
The UK government has vetoed Scotland’s gender recognition reform (Scotland) bill, which aims to make it easier for people to change their legal gender.
Gordon Brown’s proposed elected upper chamber could protect plans to decentralise power, but it’s arguably not in the Labour party’s interest to introduce one.
He’s the third prime minister to take office since the last election and
From calling his opponent a bollard to shutting parliament for an extended period, Johnson has pushed the limits of the ‘good chaps school of government’.
The minister revolt against Boris Johnson wasn’t anti-democratic - it’s representative democracy in action.
Appointing ministers who aren’t MPs or lords would weaken parliament’s ability to hold the government to account.
The UK doesn’t have a set back-up plan when a prime minister is unwell, but there are clear procedures in place.
The United Kingdom does not have a written constitution or a specific plan for what to do if the prime minister is too ill to perform official duties.
It’s either in or out for a minor royal. A mix and match approach raises too many problems.
A large majority gives the prime minister freedom to dramatically alter the machinary of the nation.
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