This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition General Election triggered if a sitting Prime Minister is no longer in post.

There should be a general election if the PM resigns, to prevent party polical positioning. This could also apply if a sitting PM dies or is removed from office

This petition was rejected

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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/250152

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