This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Update the process of calling an election - take it outside of government.
Rejected on
The government is unable to call an election. Parliament can call one. Parliament doesn't necessarily act in the interest of "the people".
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
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You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You might like to sign one of these petitions:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/272911
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/268888We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.