Petition · past parliament
Initiate a motion of no confidence in the current government.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
In light of recent events, in which the House of Lords was obliged to step in regarding the government's economic plan, and through which the government flagrantly broke pre-election promises, it is clear that the current government is incapable of delivering the mandate for which it was elected.
The House of Lords has no confidence in the government:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tax-credit-cuts-delayed-by-house-of-lords-hollis-amendment-osborne-a6709846.html
Pre-election David Cameron said categorically that tax credits wouldn't fall: https://youtu.be/CxS-Tow-Qik and yet the chancellor responds thus: http://youtu.be/V1vJMtx4iko
The levels of incompetence and dishonesty, is surely strong evidence for a motion of no confidence under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tax-credit-cuts-delayed-by-house-of-lords-hollis-amendment-osborne-a6709846.html
Pre-election David Cameron said categorically that tax credits wouldn't fall: https://youtu.be/CxS-Tow-Qik and yet the chancellor responds thus: http://youtu.be/V1vJMtx4iko
The levels of incompetence and dishonesty, is surely strong evidence for a motion of no confidence under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.