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The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister
It now seems certain Theresa May will resign as prime minister in the coming months, if not weeks. Aaron Bastani argues that if, amid such historic turbulence, her successor is chosen without the explicit consent of the country, it will discredit the very notion that Britain is a functioning democracy.