Petition · past parliament
Call a general election to decide who leads the UK's negotiation of EU exit
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The country has voted to leave the EU but has not voted on what is up for negotiation. There is a huge divide between having less control from Brussels through to controlling borders. We need to decide as a county what we are negotiating and who does it on our behalf.
People have voted to leave for a variety of reasons. The reasons need to be layed out and people need to stand behind what they want. Only then should we be negotiating on these terms. Having a non elected PM choose what they think people want is not a mandate from the people on what they want. A general election gives all parties a chance to make their case and allow the people to stand behind what they voted out for.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.