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Unfortunately no. As long as the tories have a majority. Only tories can force an early election.
They can't seriously use the mandate excuse again it was getting flimsy the last time
They don't really need an excuse.
They just all need to not vote to quit their jobs. The last few elections where the main party had a weak majority so were forced to call it. In the hope of gaining a stronger majority. Are not how it normally happens. It is much more common that you are stuck with the winning party until they are forced to run election. Or think they can win.
They would not be voting for ending their jobs; they would be voting to get a new leader in. Sunak is the only one with the power to close parliament. MPs could vote to end parliament by a VONC in the government, but that is even more unlikely again.
Pretty sure the comment I replied to was about needing an election
My comment was entirely about the party not voting no confidence.
The double negative threw me, but no worries.
Yet, they shall.