Question

What is the meaning of the term 'collective responsibility? What happens if the ruling party
losses its majority in the house?
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Answer 1

Answer:

ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sᴄᴏᴛʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴇs; ɪɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴀsᴇs ɪᴛ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴀᴅʟʏ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀs ɪɴ ᴡᴇsᴛᴍɪɴsᴛᴇʀ. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟsʜ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ sᴀʏs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs "ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ ғʀᴇᴇʟʏ ɪɴ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ" ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ "ᴀ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ [ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛ]". sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴏᴛᴛɪsʜ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄʟʏ ᴅɪsᴀɢʀᴇᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴏᴛᴛɪsʜ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ’s ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ "ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsɪɢɴ".

ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪʀᴇʟᴀɴᴅ. ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪʀᴇʟᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴄᴏᴀʟɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜɴɪᴏɴɪsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪsᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪʀɪsʜ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀʟʟ ɪssᴜᴇs – ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴏғ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪʀᴇʟᴀɴᴅ.

ʜᴏᴡ ɪs ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ?

ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀʀᴇ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ, ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsɪɢɴ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ sᴇᴛs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪs ‘ɢᴜɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ’ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪʀᴇ.

ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴍᴘ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀs ᴀ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴏғғᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇsɪɢɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ɪɴ ᴍᴀʏ 2019, ɢᴀᴠɪɴ ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍsᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ‘sᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ’ ᴀs ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇsᴀ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴋ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ. ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍsᴏɴ ᴅɪsᴘᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ’s ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴀʀɪʟʏ ʀᴇsɪɢɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ɪғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ɪs ʙʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ?

ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏsᴛs: ғʀᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪᴏɴs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇs ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs’ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢɴᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ғᴀɪʟ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀ ᴜɴɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴋ ᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇᴀɴ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴ 2016, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇsᴀ ᴍᴀʏ’s ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ᴏɴ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴs, ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs ᴏᴘᴇɴʟʏ ᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ғᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ɪɴ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ 2019 ᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs ᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 50. ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴅsᴏᴍ, ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏsᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴊᴜɴᴇ.