This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition The UK must have a general election as the prime minister has stepped down
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As Theresa may has stepped down from the role of prime minster to be replaced by Boris Johnson, the public must have a new election as the leading party has significantly changed - this is not what the people voted for in 2016.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/264215
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