Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Scrap the fixed term parliament act and call a general election in 2016

After the tight EU referendum, parliament is too divided to function and any new Conservative prime minister would simply lack a mandate. Scrap the Fixed term parliament act and call a general election immediately so that the UK can have a functioning democracy - free from blue on blue splits.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133548

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