for those who might be entitled or feel they wish to be involved, is judging when that mass has been achieved? My worry would be that the existence and use of forums such as this on the net -- perhaps even more so ConHome with the Tories, is that those who may wish to trigger may get a false impression of support levels from the sometimes OTT discussions. Your answer demonstrates just how difficult it is. Although, for the record, I suspect that it will be the Parliamentary Party in the Commons that decides, and they'll take soundings within their own patches before acting. @Dave W don't let facts get in the way of attacking somebody you want to disagree with, will you? Reading back I can't quite see where I passed an opinion about whether the Conservatives have a majority, probably because it isn't a matter of opinion. So your reasoning is unfounded. FWIW I'm not particularly bothered about who our PM candidate is, I'm confident whoever it is at any given time is the best available person for the job (though that in itself is a comment on the level of talent in the Parliamentary party). So I'm more interested that we get more MPs elected, and that they are of a higher overall standard. Ideally then to be in a position to form a Government of our own. Until that point in time, this question is more of a non-sequitur. Thanks for your response. I will withdraw