Hi guys,
We all know what happened in OTL-after taking over as Labour Leader and PM in June 2007, Brown went to the country and won a small labour majority on November 15th of that year.
But what if he had been persuaded not to call an election? I understand Brown was in 2 minds about it for a while and since Major waited 18 months before he called an election, it wouldn't be out of the question.
How does an unelected Brown deal with the events post November 2007 (eg the 2008 crash)? On one hand he hasn't won his own mandate, but on the other he has a bigger majority presumerably backing him. What happens in the Conservatives and Lib Dems?
In theory, Brown could wait until 2010, but would he do this? Let's say he let's the parliament run it's course (as I think he would in these circumstances, hoping to turn the economy around). What are the results of a theoretical 2010 election likely to be?