The Government is in crisis. Over two years ago, when Diana Naismith came to power in the wake of Daniel Campion’s resignation, there was a lot of positive energy and goodwill. Labour were trailing in the polls, and Naismith was seen as a reliable, safe pair of hands, not ideologically bound to the fringes of the Party, who could shepherd the United Kingdom through the disruption of Brexit and towards the promises beyond.
Oh how times have changed.
A disastrous election result in 2017 has led to an insurgency by the Opposition, and the fabric of the constitution itself is beginning to splinter under the strain. Operating a Conservative minority government propped up by the DUP, the Prime Minister has found herself unable to move forward with her Withdrawal Agreement, despite the positive steps she has attempted to make to pass it. The DUP have been alienated, and ultra-Remainers and ultra-Brexiteers in her own Party act as a constant foil to her attempts to get the job done.
Narrowly surviving a confidence vote in December, the Prime Minister has resolved to resign come the summer, to make way for a new Conservative leader, and thus a new Prime Minister. Her legacy, no matter how positive she has tried to be, will forever be marked by her impotence in office.
The race to become the next Prime Minister, however, has already begun. Not merely in terms of the Conservative Party leadership, but also the sure expectation that - following the leadership election - the new Tory leader will be expected to seek a new mandate, a fresh general election. Parliament will be dissolved, and the country will decide… Who will be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Play as a Minister, MP, Lord or any other such politically inclined individual. Or perhaps, you are more predisposed towards standing for election? From Councillor to the Premiership, you have the opportunity to shape the United Kingdom and it's political landscape, and potentially ensure that history remembers you.
All characters within this RP are original and all political figures after Margaret Thatcher's resignation in 1990 have been replaced by ersatz politicians. However, all historical events, statistics and issues up until the RP's beginning remain the same.
However, the Prime Minister has changed, Diana Naismith is the current occupant of 10 Downing Street. Appointed after the resignation of Prime Minister Daniel Campion after the vote to leave the European Union in June, 2016, she inherited a Parliamentary majority and faced a controversial front bench in the form of the Leader of the Opposition, Alexandra Bennet. Confident that a General Election would give her a fresh mandate in order to successfully negotiate Brexit, Naismith called a General Election for June 2017, however much like in real life, Naismith's weaknesses and poor campaigning by the Conservative Party led to a hung Parliament. Forced into a supply and confidence agreement with the DUP, the position of the Prime Minister has gradually worsened over time.
Labour: 256
Scottish National Party: 35
Liberal Democrats: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 10
Sinn Fein: 7
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 1
Independent: 8
2: No real life people as characters. You cannot RP Jacob Rees-Mogg, as noted in the introduction, all politicians post-Thatcher do not exist and have been replaced by generic stand-ins.
3: On the topic of absences, a suggested minimum is one post per week, however, we realise that this may be impractical due to RL situations and such we therefore politely ask you to inform us that you will be absent and for what period of time. However, if you were to leave the RP without notification we may have to simulate your character for certain procedures, such as Parliamentary votes.
4: With regard to the quality of posts, we do ask for a certain quality standard, no one or two line posts. However, a shorter post is acceptable within situations such as conversations.
5: We ask that your characters be of high quality and standard, therefore we ask that you refrain from a flawless characters with impeccable careers whom are then hard to interact with for RP progression. Furthermore, no sabotage characters, you may well have a dislike of the Labour Party, but it is no reason to create a character designed to damage the party and lacking in redeeming qualities.
6: There shall be no cheat-editing, edits to formatting and typos are permitted however anything major is not to be changed, particularly if it has been responded to. Gaffes are common, after all.
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8: No events that directly affect another character are to take place without prior permission. In summary, no outrageous accidents or physical acceptance unless permitted. Assassinations are banned, any and all external actions undertaken by politicians will take place in an event.
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