Solidarity weigh an exit from government

Single party governance in a parliament elected by proportional representation was never going to be an easy task – something that the prime minister, ARichTeaBiscuit, discovered after leading the first non-coalition government since the Yukub ministry in early 2020.

Now, it appears that the strains of government are weighing heavily on Solidarity's central committee, and some within the party are calling for the government's resignation wholesale.

"Currently two options: invite Labour into government, or resign", said a senior cabinet official familiar with Solidarity's internal discussions. "Different people advocating different things, but feelers have been sent out to Labour."

The prospect of an additional party in government to share the burden is an appealing one for Solidarity, who have come under increasing criticism in recent weeks by the Liberal Democrats over missed answers to Minister's Questions, and more recently for continuing the appointments of Chancellor of the Exchequer WineRedPsy and Justice Secretary model-avery after both of them left Parliament in early April.

Psy was recently appointed to the House of Lords by the government, but is yet to swear in to the upper house. Avery remains outside of Parliament.

Sources within Solidarity say Labour do not appear certain to take the deal – saying it 'seems 50/50'. A Labour source would not be drawn on the suggestion that they were considering a coalition deal. Notably, Labour refused to coalition with Solidarity after the last general election, instead entering unofficial opposition.

If talks with Labour fail, however, Solidarity seems set to resign and allow Lib Dem leader Waffel-lol to attempt to form a government, potentially opening the door to the first Liberal Democrat PM in more than five years. An unlikely obstable to their ambitions, however, may be the Liberal Democrats themselves.

The prospect of the government resigning "might have been averted by the Lib Dem drama", said a cabinet source, referencing recent reports in the Independent (14th June, 15th June) that the party's left wing could split or its right wing are preparing to defect en masse to the Conservatives. "Some talk that it might have saved us."

The next general election is not scheduled until September.