Petition · past parliament

Due to recent political events a general election must be called

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The recent EU referendum illustrated a huge division amongst the UK public the majority of which believed David Cameron would be at the helm for the transition. The new unproven Tory leader was not elected by the British public and the electorate must be allowed to pass judgement on her credibility

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

12 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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