Petition · past parliament
General Elections should be automatic when a PM stands down.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
When a party leader stands down it is because they are no longer capable of leading their party and therefore the party members elect a new leader, however when a Prime Minister stands down the country has no say as to who will take over leadership of the country.
A Prime Minister is not simply a party leader, they are the Democratically elected leader of the United Kingdom and as such the entire country should have it's say in who replaces them. Individual political opinions change all the time and to leave the decision as to who leads the UK, especially during these turbulent times, to a tiny percentage of the country is not only undemocratic, it should also be illegal.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.