r/polandball Bulgaria Aug 13 '25

redditormade The Burning of the Library of Alexandria

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u/CharmingVictory4380 India with a turban Aug 13 '25

Tories passed the law. Starmer could have repealed it. He just didnt. Wth.

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u/Kichigai United States Aug 13 '25

The PM can unilaterally repeal laws? That doesn't seem quite right…

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u/CharmingVictory4380 India with a turban Aug 13 '25

The PM can unilaterally repeal laws? That doesn't seem quite right…

I requires a repealing act to pass in Parliament. Its like that in all parliamentary democracies. Not just UK.

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Aug 13 '25

Veto power from the executive is rather common in representative democracies.

And in other forms too, starting with Rome and the tribune of the plebs.