This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Create a law requiring a general election when a sitting Prime Minister resigns
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David Cameron is the second Prime Minister in recent years to resign mid-term. His successor will not be chosen by the Britsh people but by 150,000 Conservative party members. We believe this to be wrong and there should be a general election whenever this situation arises
Creating this law would ensure that the Britsh people choose their Prime Minister
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.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137376
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