Rejected petition Make the Conservative Party elect someone who voted to leave the EU as leader.

The people of Britain have just voted to leave the EU in a national referendum. Therefore, the people cannot accept someone who voted to remain in the EU as their Prime Minister.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

As you might already know, the Prime Minister of the UK is not chosen by the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 2 July 2016
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