Petition · past parliament

Stop prorogation of parliament.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure that "taking back control" means the people and their elected representatives take control, not an unelected government and prime minister. If it is not possible to stop prorogation, parliament must be dismissed and a general election called.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

28 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
3 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Sep 2019

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