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P Y Gerbeau Wants To Become Prime Minister
- Thread starter GUNTER
- Start date
Rougvie
Rising Damp
Hasnt she got a glass eye ?
lincs seagull
New member
not sure hear but don't you need to be british born or something like that to become PM?
Seagulltonian
C'mon the Albion!
Might be worth talking to, to try and get him to invest in the Albion, as his Company now owns Brighton Marina 
Superseagull
Well-known member
- Jul 8, 2003
- 2,123
I'm sure he would love to be able fit a 25,000 capacity stadium down at the marina - but it ain't ever going to happen!
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Lord Bracknell
On fire
Don't think so.lincs seagull said:
Churchill had an American mother.
So Kate, what first attracted you to millionaire French businessman P Y Gerbeau ?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
I'm not even sure that this is a legal requirement.Mr Fridge said:
Surely all you need to become Prime Minister is to be appointed to the job by Her Gracious Majesty?
I grant you that she is unlikely to appoint any old riff-raff to the job (eg Gordon Brown), but I think she can. You don't even have to be elected to parliament (although I guess it would make it difficult to do the job properly, not that "doing the job properly" seems to bother Blair).
And is British citizenship still a requirement for election to parliament? Can't any EU citizen stand?
ben andrews' girlfriend
Nurse Laura
Lord Bracknell said:
i would have thought that it would come under the internal market brought with the EU - so then, i would have thought if he's an eu citizen (which he is) then he can!
Set of Tracksuits
Active member
Don't you have to be a member of the Church of England or something? Not that that would be a problem for him, but I thought that was the only requirement. Or is that something else?
I've confused myself now.
I've confused myself now.
Tooting Gull
Well-known member
- Jul 5, 2003
- 11,033
Obviously everyone should hate the Gerbil, since he's at the same time French, a bumptious little publicity-seeking egomaniac, and convinced he's the best thing since sliced baguette.
However, a man who can have been involved in any way with the Dome and still brazenly want to be constantly on TV claiming he can run stuff must have something going for him, even if it's a complete reality breakdown.
However, a man who can have been involved in any way with the Dome and still brazenly want to be constantly on TV claiming he can run stuff must have something going for him, even if it's a complete reality breakdown.
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The Large One
Who's Next?
David Steel (now Lord Steel) stood in the European Elections in Italy. He never got in though.Lord Bracknell said:
Lord Bracknell
On fire
A French citizen can't become an MP (although I still think the Queen can appoint anyone she wants as Prime Minister).
MPs don't have to be British Citizens, though. They can be Irish, Aussies, Jamaicans, etc.
From the Electoral Commission website:-
To become a Member of Parliament:
• A person must be 21 years old or over and be a British
citizen, a citizen of another Commonwealth country or
the Republic of Ireland. Citizens of other European
Union countries are not eligible.
• Candidates must be proposed and seconded by
two electors in the constituency in which the candidate
is standing, in addition to eight others (called
subscribers) who are also electors in that constituency.
• A person can stand as a candidate for a party only if
the nomination paper is submitted with a certificate of
authorisation of candidature issued by or on behalf of
the Nominating Officer of a registered political party.
• Any candidate can include a description on the
nomination paper that will be included beside the
name on the ballot paper. However, if a candidate is
standing independently, he/she can only have
‘Independent’ inserted beside their name. If the
candidate is standing for a registered political party, a
description of no more than six words may be included,
provided that they have produced a valid certificate of
authorisation from their party.
• For a nomination to be valid, the candidate must agree
to his/her nomination in writing up to one month before
the close of nominations. This must be witnessed by
one person and delivered to the Returning Officer.
• By the close of nominations, each candidate must
appoint an election agent to conduct the election
campaign on his or her behalf, otherwise he/she will
be required to act as the election agent.
• Along with their nomination documents, candidates
must submit a deposit of £500 to the Returning Officer.
If they poll less than one-twentieth of the total votes
cast, the deposit is forfeited.
MPs don't have to be British Citizens, though. They can be Irish, Aussies, Jamaicans, etc.
From the Electoral Commission website:-
To become a Member of Parliament:
• A person must be 21 years old or over and be a British
citizen, a citizen of another Commonwealth country or
the Republic of Ireland. Citizens of other European
Union countries are not eligible.
• Candidates must be proposed and seconded by
two electors in the constituency in which the candidate
is standing, in addition to eight others (called
subscribers) who are also electors in that constituency.
• A person can stand as a candidate for a party only if
the nomination paper is submitted with a certificate of
authorisation of candidature issued by or on behalf of
the Nominating Officer of a registered political party.
• Any candidate can include a description on the
nomination paper that will be included beside the
name on the ballot paper. However, if a candidate is
standing independently, he/she can only have
‘Independent’ inserted beside their name. If the
candidate is standing for a registered political party, a
description of no more than six words may be included,
provided that they have produced a valid certificate of
authorisation from their party.
• For a nomination to be valid, the candidate must agree
to his/her nomination in writing up to one month before
the close of nominations. This must be witnessed by
one person and delivered to the Returning Officer.
• By the close of nominations, each candidate must
appoint an election agent to conduct the election
campaign on his or her behalf, otherwise he/she will
be required to act as the election agent.
• Along with their nomination documents, candidates
must submit a deposit of £500 to the Returning Officer.
If they poll less than one-twentieth of the total votes
cast, the deposit is forfeited.
Strike
Sussex Border Front
Tooting Gull said:
I agree with you there.
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
To be fair, PY did a good job with the dome considering it was such a white elephant. Politics is another matter though
Cian
Well-known member
Was about the post the "You have to be British or Irish" thing - part of a reciprocal vote-swap agreement between the UK and Ireland - UK citizens can vote in Ireland as they can in the UK - council, european and general elections but not referendums and presidental elections, and vice versa. And if you can vote in an election, you can stand in it (in Ireland at least). ATM I don't think PY can even vote in UK general elections, only council and European...
The CHANCELLOR must be Church of England, as must the monarch. No other ports.
The CHANCELLOR must be Church of England, as must the monarch. No other ports.