I think they could get away with it. I share F3F4's view that there will probably be riots somewhere sometime - pick your city and your time.
If they were determined to avoid Brexit (which is what the Tory leadership election is really about) then there might be a way.
They could delay triggering Article 50 during the contest. Then they need time to consult on important matters of national unity. Then they need a Royal Commission to examine the constitutional implications of the Scotland Act. They then need a Royal Commission to examine the position of Northern Ireland. Hey ho - a couple of years have gone past and the pound is still depressed by the uncertainty, Scotland looks like it might vote to leave, the economy looks a bit ropey. No one but Farage is really champing at the bit for Brexit. Oh, looks it 2019 and it's time for us to start thinking the general election. Sorry, didn't quite get round to it.
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Date: 2016-06-30 11:12 am (UTC)If they were determined to avoid Brexit (which is what the Tory leadership election is really about) then there might be a way.
They could delay triggering Article 50 during the contest. Then they need time to consult on important matters of national unity. Then they need a Royal Commission to examine the constitutional implications of the Scotland Act. They then need a Royal Commission to examine the position of Northern Ireland. Hey ho - a couple of years have gone past and the pound is still depressed by the uncertainty, Scotland looks like it might vote to leave, the economy looks a bit ropey. No one but Farage is really champing at the bit for Brexit. Oh, looks it 2019 and it's time for us to start thinking the general election. Sorry, didn't quite get round to it.