Petition · past parliament

Hold a General Election if the Government avoids an Opposition Day vote again.

Closed 2,599 signatures

What the petition asks

Government abstained from the Opposition Day vote on Universal Credit (18/10/17), insulting both democracy & Parliament.

In the words of John Bercow: “This institution is bigger than any one party & is bigger than any government”

If the Government doesn’t respect this then we must replace it.

Timeline

25 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
25 Apr 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,599
Status Closed
Opened 25 Oct 2017
Closed 25 Apr 2018

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