An elected government needs to keep its prime minister for a minimum of 3 years

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Political parties upon taking government should be made to offer a £10m bond that if they by no fault change their leader for convenience within the first 3 years of a 5 year government they forfeit the bond and are required to go to a general election within 6 months of appointing a new leader.

Future general elections political parties upon taking government should be made to offer a £10m bond that if they by no fault change their leader for convenience within the first 3 years of a 5 year government they forfeit the bond and are required to go to a general election within 6 months of appointing a new leader. Stop all these self seeking politicians -have a serious contract with consequences with the electorate. 5 prime ministers in 4 years we are a laughing stock.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We cannot understand from the text of your petition exactly what you are asking for.

We do already have a number of petitions open on matters relating to Prime Ministers and elections which you may wish to sign:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&q=prime+minister

This one in particular may be pertinent:

The removal or death of a PM should trigger a general election
The removal or death of a PM should trigger a general election

Timeline

9 Jul 2026	Petition opened for signatures
6 Aug 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Aug 2026

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