Petition · Cabinet Office

Call an immediate general election

Closed 1,059,229 signatures

What the petition asks

We want an immediate general election to be held. We think the majority need and want change.

Government response · 11 August 2025

This Government was elected on a mandate of change at the July 2024 general election. Our full focus is on fixing the foundations, rebuilding Britain, and restoring public confidence in government.

The Prime Minister can call a general election at a time of their choosing by requesting a dissolution of Parliament from the Sovereign within the five-year life of a Parliament. The Government was elected by the British people on a mandate of change at the July 2024 general election.

This Government is fixing the foundations and delivering change with investment and reform to deliver growth, with more jobs, more money in people’s pockets, to rebuild Britain and get the NHS back on its feet. This will be built on the strong foundations of a stable economy, national security and secure borders as we put politics back in the service of working people.

On entering office, a £22 billion black hole was identified in the nation’s finances. We inherited unprecedented challenges, with crumbling public services and crippled public finances, but will deliver a decade of national renewal through our five missions: economic growth, fixing the NHS, safer streets, making Britain a clean energy super-power and opportunity for all. This is what was promised and is what we are delivering.

The Government’s first Budget freed up tens of billions of pounds to invest in Britain’s future while locking in stability, preventing devastating austerity in our public services and protecting working people’s payslips.

Mission-led government rejects the sticking-plaster solutions of the past and unites public and private sectors, national, devolved and local government, business and unions, and the whole of civil society in a shared purpose. The Government will continue to deliver the manifesto of change that it was elected on.

Cabinet Office

Debate in Parliament

MPs debated this petition on 12 January 2026.

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Timeline

5 Jun 2025 Petition opened for signatures
16 Jul 2025 Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
6 Aug 2025 Passed 100,000 signatures, qualifying for a parliamentary debate
12 Aug 2025 Government responded
5 Dec 2025 Closed to new signatures
12 Jan 2026 Debated in Parliament

Key facts

Signatures 1,059,229
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 5 Jun 2025
Closed 5 Dec 2025
Response 11 Aug 2025
Debated 12 Jan 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.