Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom/Ministries

Are there any sources?

The guidelines don't appear to have any sources. For example, it is not correct that a new "ministry" begins after a general election if the same Prime Minister remains in office. Parliament is dissolved and a new Parliament is elected, but the government (which of course in the UK refers specifically to the executive) is not dissolved and simply continues. Contrary to what a number of Wikipedia articles currently claim, the Queen does not invite the sitting PM to form a new administration (or ministry). There is no need. Would it be possible please for any editor who believes the claims currently made in this article are correct to give some idea what their sources are? 94.14.17.255 (talk) 01:32, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

For more detail, see p14 of the Cabinet Manual https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/60641/cabinet-manual.pdf. Including: "Prime Ministers hold office unless and until they resign. If the Prime Minister resigns on behalf of the Government, the Sovereign will invite the person who appears most likely to be able to command the confidence of the House to serve as Prime Minister and to form a government." and "After an election, if an incumbent government retains an overall majority – that is, where the number of seats won by the largest party in an election exceeds the combined number of seats for all the other parties in the new Parliament – it will normally continue in office and resume normal business. There is no need for the Sovereign to ask the Prime Minister to continue" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.14.17.255 (talk) 02:16, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

See also the difference between the Court circular of July 24 2019, which states "Her Majesty received in audience the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP and requested him to form a new Administration" and of December 13 2019 which simply states "The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this morning." There is no suggestion that a new administration was formed. Rather, the existing one simply continues. See https://www.royal.uk/court-circular?text=&mrf=&date%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=24%2F07%2F2019&date%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=24%2F07%2F2019&id= and https://www.royal.uk/court-circular?text=&mrf=&date%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=13%2F12%2F2019&date%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=13%2F12%2F2019&id= — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.14.17.255 (talk) 02:34, 29 January 2023 (UTC)