Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Government must call a General Election before negotiating our exit from the EU

With the resignation of the PM David Cameron and the upheaval in the UK political landscape a general election must be called. This is to ensure that the terms negotiated for the UK exit from the EU is carried out by a government with an official mandate and the majority support of the public.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/136417

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