Petition · past parliament

Liz Truss has resigned, a general election must be called immediately

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

On the 20th October 2022 Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister. The Conservative Party must understand at this point that their government is simply not working. I and many others do not want another prime minister that we have not voted for.
Prior to this petition, another with over 600,000 signatures was debated in Parliament on 17/10/2022.

The response was “The UK is a Parliamentary democracy and the Conservative Party remains the majority party. The Prime Minister has pledged to ensure opportunity and prosperity for all people and future generations”

With Truss’s resignation this pledge no longer stands and an immediate general election must be called.

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 the same action: Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government

Timeline

20 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
24 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Oct 2022

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