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Multiple resignations from the House of Commons (May 5)[edit]

These people are appointed directly by the monarch - ministers are not appointed by the monarch but by the prime minister so they don't have to resign. The prime minister is appointed directly by the monarch, so it's yet another reason for the current one to go. 2A00:23C5:C719:7201:99C7:CA18:EA60:58CD (talk) 14:59, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a question? doktorb _words^deeds 15:43, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is a late contribution to the discussion at the archived thread Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 5 § Multiple resignations from the House of Commons. --Lambiam 07:47, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User:Tamfang, a few days ago, you pondered on this page: "I wonder how a stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds is more an "office of profit" than, say, a ministry."

In the past, a ministry was considered an office of profit under the Crown and appointment as a minister therefore triggered a ministerial by-election. This was often a formality, but not always; Sir Winston Churchill was famously kept out of the Commons by the voters of Manchester. As our article notes, the Re-Election of Ministers Acts 1919 and 1926 ended the practice. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (as amended) now sets out a definitive list of offices of profit and specifically excludes ministers from that list in §2(3). Matt's talk 18:30, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]