This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Call a General Election before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is activated.
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On 11 July 2016, Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP withdrew from the leadership election for the Conservative Party, thus the Rt Hon Mrs Theresa May MP will be appointed as the next Prime Minister without being elected to act on the nations behalf. Therefore a General Election should be called ASAP
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/157579
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