Number of MPs in parliament

57th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Lets assume that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson restores the whip to the 21 former conservatives MPs:

Best scenario: With 309 MPs, the conservative government has a minority of 3 with continuing support from the 10 DUP MPs...

Worst scenario: With 288 MPs, the conservative government has a minority of 33, assuming no confidence and supply contract from any other party...

Some of the many questions that need attention:

• Westminster's constitutional turmoil is not entirely unexpected!?
• why does the United Kingdom have an uncodified and not a written constitution?
• is it fair that the British Parliament continues while ancient convention(s) and the more recent Fixed Parliament Act cause a bottle neck?

Editor's comment

There are so many more little inconsistencies and the United Kingdom is not the only country where disruption and unease needs microscopic attention to identify local and regional economic inefficiencies!

Aernout Fabius shares his knowledge and experience as a immigrant BeNeLux citizen and Tax Resident of the United Kingdom since 1971