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Petition · past parliament

Now we have had Brexit, it is time for a General Election

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Now we have had Brexit, it is time for a general election and let the British people decide who we should have running the country. It is time for change ...

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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