Rejected petition Call a general election whenever there is a change of prime minster

Rejected on 18 July 2022

Call a general election if the prime minister changes

Because the previous general election was largely won by the leader of the conservative party not just the party so it is undemocratic to change prime minister without a general election

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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620016

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