Fixed term parliament...

No ... When Boris wanted to call a GE he had to wait for Corbyn to agree to it as the fixed term wasn’t up. In a letter, he told Corbyn it is "our duty to end this nightmare" over Brexit. To howls of protests from Labour backbenchers Corbyn agreed to it. The rest, as they say, is history.

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I think it means that a government can call for a GE whoever it suits them best.

The Fixed Term Parliament Act doesn't really seem to have stopped them doing that...

I never saw the point of it. Will be happy to revert to what applied previously. Though I suspect that it won't be exactly the same...

I think it means that a government can call for a GE whoever it suits them best.

It doesn't look like it MayBee, even if they do dissolve the fixed term parliament act there will still be an election very five years - or a least parliament will still be dissolved every five year, usually triggering an election. It'll just go back to how it used to be and we wont be turning out to vote every five minutes.

Scrapping the Act was indeed in the manifesto. It goes into the implications of rescinding the Act.

www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-fulfil-manifesto-commitment-and-scrap-fixed-term-parliaments-act