Rejected petition The public being able to vote a no confidence vote in the current Government

A continuous voting system should be created to monitor public votes, for no confidence in the current government, and should votes exceed a set limit in a set period of time a snap General election would be called.

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Current rules only allow current government to decide on when an election is called, which can be as much as four to five years, however this can be a long time and government policy can change rapidly in certain situations. The public should have the option to change governments if enough people feel that the government elected is not carrying out the publics wishes. Parties can also internally change the leader of the country through their own vote of no confidence and appoint an unelected prime minister.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Introduce legislation to create mechanism for the voters to dissolve Parliament: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597718

Change the law, so that UK citizens can force an immediate General Election: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/603106

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Date submitted 10 December 2021
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