Hold a General Election NOW

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government has lost its majority and its ability to leave the EU “with or without a deal” as mandated by the people in the 2016 EU Referendum.

We demand that in the present circumstances, Parliament holds a General Election without delay in accordance with the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011.

This Petition is different from previous examples calling for a General Election which were critical of the Government or its Members.

On the 4th September 2019, Parliament passed a bill excluding the possibility of no-deal. The Government’s negotiating position has been significantly weakened.

With no working majority, the Government is rendered impotent by opposition MPs and Tory rebels. A General Election is now the only way that the public can elect a majority Government to deliver Brexit.

Why it was rejected

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

When we consider duplicate petitions, we look at the actions being requested. In this case, we think this petition is similar:

Force a National General Election

Timeline

6 Sep 2019	Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Sep 2019

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