Petition · past parliament

Motion of no confidence in the current government following the EU Referendum.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

We the people declare that we have no confidence in either the current government, or its opposition parties. We request a motion of no confidence be debated in the House. If it passes then a general election must be called. This must take place prior to the invocation of Article 50.
Following the referendum on EU membership it has become clear that neither the current government nor the Leave campaign had any clear plan of action following a Leave result. This unpreparedness has clearly had a massive negative impact on both the country and the economy.

The Leave vote was in no small part a protest against rule by unelected officials. We reject the idea that the next Prime Minister could be chosen by an elite few without a fresh mandate from the people.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

28 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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