On: The Queen has more power over British law than we ...

[dan-robertson]

A lot of the British constitution is specified in the legislature. It isn’t precedent that determines who the next monarch is, or how frequently there are elections. Though there are indeed conventions like the way the House of Lords must treat budget bills.

[krisgee → dan-robertson]

Do you not have maximum time between election? We have that in Canada.

[ateng → krisgee]

Fixed term parliament act forces a general election every 5 years, unless a 2/3 majority agree a snap election (e.g. 2019’s)