With Tony Blair away at the G8 summit, and the deputy PM in a high dependence unit in hospital, who is running the country? It cannot be Gordon Brown since he does not yet have the remit.
2007-06-06 02:59:14 · 13 answers · asked by Duffer 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
By a very bizarre quirk of history the honour(!) falls to the Lord Privy Seal, in this case the Leader of the House of Commons, Jack Straw.
However, it should be remembered that Tony Blair is less than an hour's flight away (closer to London than George W Bush was to Washington on 9/11), and, although hospitalised John Prescott is still conscious and thus able to make decisions (for better or for worse).
2007-06-07 09:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The country continues to be run by the civil servants. If a ministerial decision needed to be taken, Tony Blair could be contacted in Germany with ease. If, for whatever reason, he couldn't and John Prescott was unable to make the decision, a senior Secretary of State, such as the Foreign Secretary or the Home Secretary would be asked.
There is no strict constitutional position - except that ultimately in law, all the ministers are ministers of the Crown; so, in the absence of anyone, the Queen would take the decision...
2007-06-06 10:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by julienasfoster 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are now in effect running Britain as 'a dual premiership', according to one of the cabinet's most senior figures and close ally of the Prime Minister.
2007-06-07 17:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever has been running it and making a total pigs ear of it all the time that T Blair has been in office, because he hasnt been in the country for five minutes all along.
J Prescott is one big joke so he is better off out of the picture altogether instead of us paying his wages for him not doing his job.
They probably put names in a hat and get someone to pull one out every day to decide who gets the job
2007-06-06 11:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by trish 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Usually goes down the totem pole to the next Important member of the cabinet, Home Secretary I think. Personally my vote goes to Wonder Woman cos we NEED more public holidays!
2007-06-06 10:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mickey Mouse
2007-06-06 18:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by Scouse 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wherever the PM goes, the ability to conduct the governance of the country goes with him.
2007-06-06 16:38:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the poor old civil servants as usual,they do all the work and grease the machinery no matter who's in power.
They are the backbone of the government.
2007-06-06 10:22:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
President George Bush of course - he runs it anyway!
2007-06-06 11:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by Tiger01204 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It runs itself,the well oiled wheels of social democracy
2007-06-06 10:06:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋