What are the rules/restrictions in becoming Prime Minister?

Marcos · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:34

Age restrictions and the like, i know in the US the President has to be over 35 and born in the states, but i know nothing of the rules here :confused:

LordSplodge · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:37

From what I can tell they have to be incompetent, bumbling, money grabbing *****

AGD · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:38

Can't be catholic I think which is why Blair converted after leaving office.

Wyrdo · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:40

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_prime_minister

I got bored, I'm sure it'll say in there somewhere.

The Dread Pirate · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:41

You've got to be over 21 thats it!

edit: oh and you can't have been a previous PM

Energize · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:41

No age restrictions.

RDM · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:42

Pretty much the same rules as being an MP and I also believe that you cannot be a Catholic (that may have been changed).

Candidates must be eligible
on both the last day for
nominations and on polling day,
and have attained the age of at
least 18 years; and be a British
citizen, a qualifying citizen of a
Commonwealth country or a
citizen of the Irish Republic.
Citizens of other European
Union member states are
not eligible.
People disqualified from
becoming a Member of
Parliament (MP) include:
• convicted prisoners serving a
sentence of over 12 months
• certain people employed by
the Crown
• people found guilty of certain
electoral offences
• peers who sit and are eligible
to vote in the House of Lords
• bishops (known as the
Lords Spiritual) who are
entitled to sit and vote in
the House of Lords
The House of Commons
Disqualification Act 1975
provides a detailed list of those
people disqualified from
becoming an MP.

gillywibble · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:51

Marcos said:
Age restrictions and the like, i know in the US the President has to be over 35 and born in the states, but i know nothing of the rules here

Thinking of applying?

Haiku · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:51

RDM said:
Pretty much the same rules as being an MP and I also believe that you cannot be a Catholic (that may have been changed).

Isn't that only for the royal family? The Act of Settlement and all that. I'm sure there are loads of catholic parliamentarians.

aslco · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:53

Energize said:
No age restrictions.

surley the mp one of being something like 24 applies?

WHO WANTS TO START A NEW PARTY WITH ME!?

best webiste ever....

http://www.omrlp.com/

monster raving loony party.

Janesy B · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:54

you have to be a boring idiot.

Goldy · 4 Jun 2008 at 16:55

Remember the good ol days when we used to have a deputy PM? Nope!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom

RDM · 4 Jun 2008 at 17:06

Haiku said:
Isn't that only for the royal family? The Act of Settlement and all that. I'm sure there are loads of catholic parliamentarians.

I believe it also applies to the Prime Minister, but not to general members of parliament. I could have course be wrong.

JUMPURS · 4 Jun 2008 at 17:11

bibalasvegas said:
Can't be catholic I think which is why Blair converted after leaving office.

There isn't actually a law stating you can't be a Catholic.

Raumarik · 4 Jun 2008 at 17:16

Blair didn't convert as he thought it'd cause an uproar if he did whilst in office.

Slinwagh · 4 Jun 2008 at 17:20

The ability to answer a question without actually giving a definitive answer is high on the list.

Energize · 4 Jun 2008 at 17:27

lozzick said:
surley the mp one of being something like 24 applies?

No because you don't need to be 24 to become an MP.

Any adult can become one.

therealnerd2 · 4 Jun 2008 at 17:34

Slinwagh said:
The ability to answer a question without actually giving a definitive answer is high on the list.

Janesy B said:
you have to be a boring idiot.

LordSplodge said:
From what I can tell they have to be incompetent, bumbling, money grabbing *****

Oh for crying out loud! Arrg. Why arn't you guys prime ministers then, ehh? We have had pretty good prime ministers recently, and certainly none of them were incompetent, or bumbling, OR money grabbing :confused:

OR an idiot!??

Goldy · 4 Jun 2008 at 18:45

therealnerd2 said:
Oh for crying out loud! Arrg. Why arn't you guys prime ministers then, ehh? We have had pretty good prime ministers recently, and certainly none of them were incompetent, or bumbling, OR money grabbing OR an idiot!??

Where have you been the last decade?

gillywibble · 4 Jun 2008 at 18:51

Goldy said:
Where have you been the last four decades?

Corrected.