Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election following the EU in/out referendum

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the EU referendum. The main parties have changed. How can we - the electorate - be sure that the new Prime Minster or members of the cabinet or shadow cabinet represent us in the EU negotiations?
The UK people should decide who leads our negotiations and should set the UK agenda and priorities.

It would be unfair if the UK people do not get a say on who leads the negotiations. It would also be unfair if we have no say on the agenda or direction our country has to take following the EU discussions.

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 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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