Petition · past parliament
Make Sir David Attenborough prime minister
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
He has over 90 years experience of seeing the world and the damage people do. He has great ideas to solve many of the problems people face.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
The Prime Minister of the UK is not chosen by the UK Government or Parliament.
After a general election, the Queen decides who to invite to form a Government. In practice, this is usually the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in a general election. You can find out more about this here:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandGovernment/QueenandPrimeMinister.aspx
After a general election, the Queen decides who to invite to form a Government. In practice, this is usually the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in a general election. You can find out more about this here:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandGovernment/QueenandPrimeMinister.aspx
Timeline
| 24 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.