Gough Whitlam: Queen not told in advance of Australia PM's sacking, letters show
The Queen was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, newly released letters show.
However, in earlier letters he had discussed with Buckingham Palace whether he had the constitutional powers to be able to dismiss the prime minister. More than 200 letters have been kept sealed in the National Archives since 1978, but were released on Tuesday for the first time.Mr Whitlam and his Labor Party came to power in 1972, implementing policies which many celebrated, but he grew less popular amid a troubled economy and a fierce political opposition.
However this"reserve power" to remove an elected prime minister who held a majority in the House of Representatives has been debated ever since by legal experts.
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