This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Call a general election following the election of a new Tory leader
Rejected on
The nation voted on EU membership - David Cameron was the PM who called the referendum - whoever is selected as his successor was not democratically elected to conduct an exit from the EU
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/136763
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