This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Hold General Election to authorise the Government to Leave or Remain in the EU.
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The "Brexit" vote was a shambles with many people voting in ignorance or as a protest vote for various perceived problems.
A general election would give the electorate more insight into the various problems and solutions.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133548
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.