Petition · past parliament
Hold a general election to "establish a mandate from the British people"
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Today the Conservative Party announced their new leader who has become Prime Minister without a general election. Yet Boris Johnson previously condemned such acts as arrogant, contempt for democracy and a gigantic fraud. To honour his own words, he now needs " a mandate from the British people".
On his first day as PM, Boris Johnson rules out an election till 2022.
Yet in 2007 he publicly condemned Gordon Brown as being in Office “without a mandate from the British people.” This article from the New Statesman further quotes Boris Johnson on his appointment as PM without general election.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/06/without-mandate-british-people-how-boris-johnson-described-gordon-brown-2007?fbclid=IwAR3YkVjGLc2FKZeckdpESVM6sYtbTJ00FE7Yk-UBnU4amDeKCYK_ZofpveQ
Yet in 2007 he publicly condemned Gordon Brown as being in Office “without a mandate from the British people.” This article from the New Statesman further quotes Boris Johnson on his appointment as PM without general election.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/06/without-mandate-british-people-how-boris-johnson-described-gordon-brown-2007?fbclid=IwAR3YkVjGLc2FKZeckdpESVM6sYtbTJ00FE7Yk-UBnU4amDeKCYK_ZofpveQ
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.