Petition Introduce law to force a general election if the current prime minister resigns

When (like David Cameron) a prime minister steps down the government should not be able to choose who becomes prime minister. This should be down to the voters. Introduce a new law forcing the government to trigger a general election within 6 months of the current prime minister stepping down

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70 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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