Petition

Introduce a Poll based mechanism, that will automatically call for an election.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In extraordinary circumstances, whereby public opinion is one of a complete lack of confidence in its Government, a mechanism should be in place that automatically generates the need for a General election, which should be called immediately an official poll hits a certain level of (un)popularity.
In unprecedented circumstances (such as now), when it becomes apparent that the electorate have lost complete faith in its Government, the matter should be taken out of the hands of Parliament and a General election should automatically be called. Should a Governments official polling popularity hit 20% or under, the position of the Government is untenable and cannot, by definition, be seen as making decision in the interests of the electorate, thereby an Election is required.

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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Give the British Public the Right to Vote No Confidence in the Government
Give the British Public the Right to Vote No Confidence in the Government

Timeline

16 Oct 2025 Petition opened for signatures
20 Nov 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.