This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Change the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, to hold a post-referendum election
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The referendum on the UK's membership of the EU took place in an atmosphere of uncertainty about impact. A general election would provide a pause for post-referendum evidence to be reviewed by political parties and their considered positions put to the electorate before any ratification.
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