Petition · past parliament

Call for a new General Election if UK forces are given authority to bomb Syria.

Closed 209 signatures

What the petition asks

I have seen two petitions today, one from the Daily Mirror and one from ITV.

Both petitions seem to show an 80% opposition to further UK involvement in Syrian bombing campaign.
If this is representative of public feeling I believe of the current Government should hold a fresh General Election.
As a background, I would direct you to many you tube clips of Tony Blair justifying the need to go to war against Iraq, which as I recall was to "make us safer" - clearly it did not.

No government should be allowed to go to war in the light of such opposition from the electorate.

Timeline

1 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jun 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 209
Status Closed
Opened 1 Dec 2015
Closed 1 Jun 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.