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Petition · past parliament

Call a general election, let the people decide who should govern our country.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Liz Truss has resigned today, our country faces significant challenges which have worsened since she became leader/PM. She was chosen by a tiny and unrepresentative number of Tory party voters. It’s time for the people to democratically decide who should govern our country.

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 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Oct 2022

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