Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Amend the FTP Act 2011 to allow a General Election to break the Brexit paralysis

Currently Parliament is paralysed & the govt is unable to call an election that will allow the population to cast their vote. To allow for the stalemate to be broken.
In this instance Brexit related, the country needs to be able to move forward with a clear mandate. The people have had enough.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/264215

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