Petition · past parliament
Call a general election immediately to prevent an unelected prime minister.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
The next PM will be a person for whom the country has not voted. They will have been “installed” by a Tory membership of a mere 125,000.
This is a minuscule percentage of the population deciding upon a leader for the rest of us.
It’s an affront to democracy and should be immediately resolved.
This is a minuscule percentage of the population deciding upon a leader for the rest of us.
It’s an affront to democracy and should be immediately resolved.
The evidence is clear; either Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson are about to be granted leadership of the Conservative party and by default, the premiership of this country.
This will be decided ONLY by Tory party members, meaning for the second time in three years we will have had an unelected prime minister forced upon us.
This is unacceptable in a parliamentary democracy and must be immediately put to the people in the form of a general election.
This will be decided ONLY by Tory party members, meaning for the second time in three years we will have had an unelected prime minister forced upon us.
This is unacceptable in a parliamentary democracy and must be immediately put to the people in the form of a general election.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.