Petition · past parliament
Call a motion of no confidence, general election before EU negotiations commence
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The conservative government has called a referendum resulting in Brexit. There is public concern about the Conservatives handling the EU divorce negotiations and calls for a general election to be held to open this up such that all parties can lay out a way forward for the UK
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.