Her Majesty the Queen is reportedly as sick as the rest of Britain at Boris Johnson's antics. A new report from The Independent claims the monarch sought advice on her right to sack the prime minister. Via inews
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has now been told that the Queen personally asked for advice on the constitutional circumstances in which she can effectively sack a prime minister.: “One well-placed source told me the Queen had, for the first time in her reign, sought advice on sacking a prime minister before the Supreme Court verdict.”
The Queen reportedly sought to clarify her role amid fears of a constitutional crisis (Photo by Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesIt is understood that while there have been discussions between Downing Street and the Palace about the constitution and the Queen’s role, it would not be the case that the monarch would take it upon herself to dismiss a prime minister or advise him or her to step down.
which include the right to appoint the prime minister and other ministers. A House of Commons select committee established in 2003 that these powers also include a right for the sovereign in a “grave constitutional crisis” to act contrary to, or even without, ministerial advice.
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