Rejected petition Have a referendum on the level of confidence in the government

Rejected on 9 November 2020

Have a national referendum to determine the level of current confidence in the government handling of covid 19

I want to have a national consensus on the level of public confidence in to the way that the covid 19 crisis has been dealt with by Boris Johnson and the current cabinet and government.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for Ministers to be sacked or for a vote of no confidence.

If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could sign or start a petition about that.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Hold an immediate general election: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/557074

Referendum on current restrictions and any further lockdowns: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551539

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.