The United Kingdom is a divided place right now.
We have a leader that the public didn't vote for heading up a party that didn't
win a majority in the last election.
Theresa May inherited the top job in the UK at a tense time, as the UK is pulling out
of the European Union which was something decided by a very small margin in the electorate.
The pound is at an 8 year low and a lot of people aren't a very big fan of the head
of the Conservative party.
Hello and welcome back to Life's Biggest Questions, I am Rebecca Felgate and today
we are asking a rather horrible question – what if the UK Prime Minister Theresa May was Assassinated.
Just last year, Politician Jo Cox was murdered in broad daylight by a man who didn't agree
with her political views.
It does happen….however security surrounding the Prime Minister is always much higher than
your average politician.
Only one Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has ever been assassinated, although there
have been several attempted assassinations, including the famous plots to kill John Major
and Margret Thatcher.
If Theresa May were to be killed, she would go down in history alongside Spencer Perceval
as the only two British PMS to be killed.
So, the immediate reaction of an assassination of a British Prime Minister would depends
on how they were killed and who killed them.
If May was killed in a terror attack, it would be sensationalized in world media and could
have extreme consequences for any terror cell involved, such as drone strikes on known strong
holds.
If it were an individual who killed her, it would still make world news, but it would
be painted as an attack on her politics, rather than Western Democracy.
Whoever was involved in her death, of course, would be arrested and imprisoned for life.
If the killer escaped the scene, a nation wide man hunt using all available resources
would begin.
It is likely that is May was killed as Prime Minister, an emergency Cobra meeting would
be called.
Cobra is a top level security briefing meeting in which attendees decide how to respond to
national emergencies, and the assassination of the Prime Minister would definitely be
considered just that.
In this meeting it would be discussed how exactly an assassination was possible and
whether or not there was a lapse in security.
It would also be discussed whether or not the Queen and royal family were in any jeopardy
and for the time being, the threat level in the UK would be raised to highest possible
level, critical, which would mean maximum security measures would be in place for the
time being.
Around this time, if Parliament were on recess, they would probably be recalled if it was
safe.
Assassinations usually take place in public spaces, so it is likely social media would
break the news, but soon news publications would be generating stories and world leaders
would be eulogizing May across the world and offering their countries support.
The main concern would be a public uprising – when political leaders are murdered it
can spark riots, or be as a result of a riot.
Hopefully, whatever side of the political spectrum people fall on, they would be respectful
to the sad loss of a life of a woman who, whatever her views, was dedicating her life
to working for great Britain.
It is unknown what kind of funeral May would be given, the last state funeral for a politician
was Sir Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965.
It is possible she could receive a ceremonial funeral, like Baroness Thatcher, the first
female Prime Minister of the UK
In the immediate aftermath, it is likely that the British Pound would drop in value, as
it often does in times of instability.
As there is no order of succession in British Politics, the Conservative party would need
to elect an interim leader, which could be Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green.
This interim leader would temporarily act as head of government and meet with the Queen
weekly as the Prime Minister always does.
After a vote within the party, a new leader would eventually be appointed and the Interim
Leader would tender their resignation to the Queen, who would then invite the new leader
to meet and form a government…and from then on, until the next election, the UK would
have a new leader.
In the longer term, May would go down in history in a way that sadly Jo Cox was unable to…
but lets hope, whatever our differences may be, that that never happens…Long live democracy.
So, that is one questioned answered for you –do you guys have anything to add to this
topic?
Let me know in the comments section below
I am Rebecca Felgate, thank you for watching…ill see you in the next video, but for now, stay
curious, stay alert and never ever stop questioning!
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