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Why doesn’t changing the UK Prime Minister result in a general election?

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The UK has changed Prime Minister three times in the last few months. It’s led lots of politicians to demand a general election and left lots of people confused about why that hasn’t happened. First Boris Johnson resigned and was replaced by Liz Truss, then Rishi Sunak took over from her. So why doesn’t that level of change prompt an automatic vote and a chance for the public to have their say on who they want in charge? Tik Toker Alex J Heath explains.