Petition · past parliament
To hold so soon as is practicable a general election in the UK.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Parliament and the country are currently in a state of turmoil and confusion regards 'Brexit'. The Fixed Term Parliaments Act (2011) denies the prime minister the right to call an election at his discretion. This amounts to a denial of democracy, which needs to be corrected.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/09/04/brexit-vote-latest-news-no-deal-rebels-boris-general-election/
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.