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Petition · past parliament

Have a UK General election as soon as possible so the country decides.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government is in deadlock and not working for the people it's supposed to represent.
Give the mandate back to the electorate to decide.
The evidence is clearly evident in the current situation that parliament is playing out in regards to brexit.

Why it was rejected

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

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