Don’t Blame the Parliamentary System for Britain’s Woes

For Britain, 2022 will be remembered as the year of three prime ministers. Rishi Sunak has just entered No. 10, following the resignation of Liz Truss, prime minister for just 45 days. She herself succeeded Boris Johnson, who was brought down by scandals in July, less than three years after leading the Conservative Party to victory in the 2019 general election. Mr. Sunak was chosen by the 357 Conservative members of Parliament. Neither the 172,000 members of the party nor the wider electorate of 48 million had a say in the outcome.