Rejected petition Allow a general election. A leader should be chosen by those they repsent.

A general election is needed, to end the farce we see going on. A leader is chosen by those they represent, and should only ever be that way. After multiple government and PM failings, the general public are owed, and will demand a general election

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These are questions that should be decided in a general election, not in the strange bubble of another Conservative leadership election. And for this reason we are calling for a general election to be held.

It is a simple and fundamental principle that the government derives its democratic legitimacy from the people. The future of the country must not be decided by plotting and U-turns at Westminster; it must be decided by the people in a general election.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781

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Date submitted 20 October 2022
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