Petition · past parliament

Let the British General Public vote for a new Foreign Secretary.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Boris Johnson has just resigned. We feel May is not fit to chose, we the General Public want to vote.
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Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Timeline

9 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2018

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