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@Ciaran.london, Fr33kman, and Davey2010: I'll just start the discussion here as no-one else has started it yet. I am not particularly bothered on what the article looks like at the end of the day because both options are fine but I'll just point out the following.
Rishi Sunak is now acting leader per new sources from today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p24l5254xoOn Monday, Mr Sunak formally stepped down as leader of the Conservatives starting the process to elect his replacement. He will remain acting leader of the party until a successor is appointed.
Other articles on British politicians where similar processes have happened (e.g. Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn) do not note the leader as acting even when they have announced they have resigned and were acting for a brief period.
In the cases of Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman temporarily took over as Acting Leader being Deputy Leader, but I can't find this happening for the Conservative Party or recently again for the Labour Party. She also didn't appear as Acting Leader for the infobox.
Hate to be that guy but the definition of acting in this context is Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job. (from wikt:en:acting). Who's the other person in this context who is unable to do their job who the duties are/authority is being assumed from? It's not Rishi Sunak otherwise he wouldn't be doing it. Does he even count as an acting leader?!
With that information I'm not quite sure what to do which is why I didn't initially bother reverting or discussing after seeing the first revert, but you all might find it helpful context to decide what to do next. --Ferien (talk) 23:23, 22 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think if this was about an office holder stepping down such as the president of a country resigning as of their replacement being named it would be improper to describe them as acting president. They would simply be president until their replacement took over. I feel the same thing applies here. fr33kman00:12, 23 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Agree with Freekman, Irrespective of what the media are calling it he's still the leader of the Tory party, It's not like he's immediately left and someone's taken over temporarily,
Also I've never seen article infoboxes have "Acting leader" in them - it's just assumed they're the leader until replaced,
Also slightly unrelated but en:Lame duck (politics) states and I quote "a lame duck or outgoing politician is an elected official whose successor has already been elected or will be soon" - well no one's replaced him yet and 4-5 months isn't soon so I would say lame duck doesn't apply here either, In short I oppose the changes, Thanks, –Davey2010Talk01:08, 23 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
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