Petition · past parliament

Boris Johnson to Resign as PM and call a General Election before 31st October.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We, the undersigned, demand that Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister, and calls a General Election before 31st October 2019. His current mandate has been only been approved by members of the Conservative and Unionist Party - no-one else!
In 2007, Boris Johnson expressed disgust at the then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown for not obtaining a mandate from the British electorate when he took over from Tony Blair.

12 years later, and Mr Johnson appears to be about to do the exact thing that he accused Gordon Brown of!

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

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Timeline

25 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.