Petition · past parliament

Give the British public a general election now.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Give the British public their voice on who they want, to run their country.
The public never voted for Liz Truss and the public never voted for Rishi Sunak and mandates aren't being kept when Boris Johnson was voted for.

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

18 Nov 2022 Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Nov 2022

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