Rejected petition Hold a referendum to establish if parliamentary democracy should continue in UK

Recent events have shown that parliament no longer has the ability to command the confidence of the electorate. Many current members of Parliament do not represent their constituents, putting their own self interests first.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Date submitted 27 March 2019
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