Petition · past parliament

A general election is required to break the deadlock for leaving EU

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We the people no longer have faith with the current parliament and require a general election to break the dead lock for leaving the EU. A general election would give the new parliament a clear view of the will of the people and should be held before the 31st October 2019.
A vote was carried out on 23th June 2016 to leave or remain within the EU. The leave vote won 52% to 48% and should now be delivered. Due to our current political landscape this has not happened. Holding a general election would break the dead lock and ensure the current will of the people is delivered. A general election would also allow parties to understand that the public are aware of leaving the EU with or without a deal.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

24 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Sep 2019

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