Petition · past parliament

The government call a general election, or Parliament hold a no confidence vote.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Given the controversial economic measures driven by the newly appointed UK government, which has no democratic mandate for these, in a moment of unprecedented economic and social crisis, the government should call a general election, or be made to by the House of Commons in a vote of no confidence.
The government has no democratic mandate for its radical, controversial economic measures, in response to unprecedented national and international economic and geopolitical challenges which have emerged since the last general election. In responding to these profound difficulties and in making difficult social and economic choices for all our futures, it is vital that a UK government is seen to enjoy a full democratic mandate for driving and implementing these, and the confidence of the while UK

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government

Timeline

1 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Oct 2022

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