Question follow-through · 122718
Prime Minister: General Elections
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group has written guidance on whether an incumbent Prime Minister who loses his House of Commons seat at a general election remains Prime Minister.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 2 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group has written guidance on whether an incumbent Prime Minister who loses his House of Commons seat at a general election remains Prime Minister.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Prime Minister is the head of the Government and holds that position by virtue of his or her ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons, which in turn commands the confidence of the electorate, as expressed through a general election. A...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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