Rejected petition Make it mandatory to have a General Election if a Prime Minister resigns.

Following the resignation of the current Prime Minister it feels wrong that members of just one political party choose the next Prime Minister when that person can influence and change which laws are passed without taking into account the opinion of the whole population

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/250152

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Date submitted 27 May 2019
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