(08 Jun 2016, 5:54 pm)Adrian wrote No - a General Election can only be called every 5 years (due to fixed term Parliaments now), upon dissolution from the Monarch, or as the result of a vote of no confidence. Tories have a majority, so that latter is unlikely to happen or succeed unless called from within. I don't think they'd do that, as I think they'd just knife him like they did to Thatcher. That'd give the party the ability to elect a new leader, and subsequently a Prime Minister - alas the Blair / Brown situation back in 2007.
My opinion is that they'll knife him, if we vote to remain in.
Ah okay. The reason I thought it occurred is that I seem to recall studying something like that happening in History last year, though I can't remember who, when or what happened.
So, if they elect a new leader, no General Election occurs, we just get a new PM?