FYI

[emony]

The Prime Minister has announced the date for the general election as Thursday 5 May 2005. Parliament will be dissolved [prorogued! I love that word!] on Monday 11 April and will return on Wednesday 11 May. At 5pm on the day of dissolution all those who are MPs will cease to be MPs. The State Opening of Parliament will be on Tuesday 17 May.

Comments

[packmentality.livejournal.com]

So if Parliament is dissolved for a month, who's running your country? Monkeys in top hats, like the US? *monkeysquee*

[emony.livejournal.com]

Uh ... I don't actually know, for sure. I think that, although the MPs are not MPs anymore, and although parliament is dissolved, the government is still the government and they're still running the country. It's the same as when parliament gets suspended for holidays - the MPs aren't at Westminster, but the government is still in control of things.

[lerefuge.livejournal.com]

omg, I wa sure you were talking about Canada :D We are all on the stand by for when the government topples over.. then I remembered you are not actually canadian. Doh!

[emony.livejournal.com]

Haha, no :) I imagine something similar applies for you guys too, but I guess your election hasn't been called yet.

[lerefuge.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we get the government dissolving thing gig here too :) You in UK aint you? If I remember right... or was it Australia? :P

[emony.livejournal.com]

UK, yeah :)