Petition Any new Prime Minister must have the confidence of the people and Parliament

We call for the Fixed-term Parliaments Act to be amended such that any new Prime Minister’s government must face an explicit vote of confidence in the Commons. If no government can win such a vote, a general election must be held.

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After the EU Referendum result and the Prime Minister’s resignation, Parliament must show confidence in the Government or call a general election.

 The Government and any new Prime Minister have no mandate for post-referendum negotiations. The exceptional circumstances and political division require a new mandate.

 Petitions cannot call for a vote of No Confidence, nor for the dissolution of Parliament, but they can ask for an amendment to legislation such as the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

36 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 36 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 4 January 2017
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