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Petition · past parliament

No New PM without a General Election

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Since the unease of the country following Brexit, David Cameron stepping down and a new Tory leader needing to be found, the British public may want a say in whether the Tory government is still representative of what the public want.

Why it was rejected

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

A change in prime minister should trigger a general election.

Timeline

29 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.