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Petition · past parliament

Call a general election once a new leader is elected by conservatives

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Since the Brexit referendum the direction of the government and its leader have changed. The people of the UK should have the right to vote for a new government, given these fundamental changes.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a general election immediately after Conservative party leadership decided

Timeline

30 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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