Petition · past parliament
Dissolve the government and hold a general election.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Parliament is the crucible for debating issues of national interest. The nation has lost confidence and respect in the government and that should be reflected in a parliamentary debate. Put simply, Parliament should hold a confidence debate in the current government.
Prof Meg Russell of the Constitution Unit at UCL explains this far better than I could: "The prime minister & chancellor have broken the ministerial code on two counts [law breaking & misleading parliament] ... Both are resigning matters, but the keeper of the code is the PM himself."
"In the absence of compliance it falls to MPs to act. In our political constitution, which puts parliament at the core, they bear the heavy constitutional responsibility of protecting the integrity of the system."
"In the absence of compliance it falls to MPs to act. In our political constitution, which puts parliament at the core, they bear the heavy constitutional responsibility of protecting the integrity of the system."
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Apr 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.