Petition · past parliament

Call another general election once Theresa May has resigned.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

With May announcing her resignation today (24/05/2019) and her departure date set for June 7th the next leader should call a general election as we have a government we didn't vote for and the people should have a voice regardless of the politicians worrying about their party losing the vote.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

24 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jun 2019

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