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Petition · past parliament

Call a general election if Theresa May resigns or is removed as PM

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

This government cannot command a majority in the House of Commons, just changing the Prime Minister will not change this reality. Given this undeniable fact, they must do the honourable thing and return to the people to elect a government with a majority that can.
This government has constantly lost votes especially over Brexit, proving they no longer command a workable majority in the House of Commons.

Why it was rejected

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

If Theresa May resigns as Prime Minister a general election must be held.

Timeline

24 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Apr 2019

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