Rejected petition Vote of no confidence in the current government

Under the Fixed-Term Parliaments act, early general elections may only be called if the Commons votes on the following motion:

“That this House has no confidence in Her Majesty’s Government.”

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We call on you as leader of the largest party in opposition, Mr Corbyn, to push for this motion to be considered in the House of Commons.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/221912

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Date submitted 19 July 2018
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