Petition · past parliament
Call for a new election. We do not want an unelected prime minister.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
With the EU referendum meaning that we will now cease to be part of the EU and David Cameron resigning we should not be forced to accept a prime minister that we haven't elected or chose.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.