Rejected petition To allow public to call for a general election when no confidence in parliament.

At the moment only members of parliament can call a vote of no confidence and force a general election, therefore not allowing full accountability to the general public in relation to their actions and or omissions.

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To ensure the democratic process is regulated by the people it is meant to serve. Many people consider that a potential MP says what they need to for election purposes and then don't follow through with these pledges once they have gained their seat for the duration of the next parliament.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/268888

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Date submitted 24 September 2019
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