Petition · past parliament

The UK must have a general election as the prime minister has stepped down

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As Theresa may has stepped down from the role of prime minster to be replaced by Boris Johnson, the public must have a new election as the leading party has significantly changed - this is not what the people voted for in 2016.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

23 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
31 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Jul 2019

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