Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition

Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition — 1,095 signatures. Status: closed.

Petition background

Right now, only the Prime Minister can request an early General Election. We believe the public should also have a clear democratic mechanism to do so.

Additional details

We call on the Government to bring forward proposals to: • Pass a law where a petition signed by over 50.1% of registered voters can trigger an early General Election. • Allow public petitions which receive significantly large amounts of signatures to automatically trigger a no confidence debate in Parliament

View this petition on the official UK Parliament website

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