Rejected petition After Prime-Ministerial Leadership Change, Make General Elections Mandatory

Change the rules regarding leadership contests with governing parties, if the governing party changes leader and therefore, the country changes Prime-Minister, there should be an immediate General Election to see if the people of Britain support this change.

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Being elected by party members only to the most powerful job in the country is wrong. The British people should choose their leader not a select minority of party members.

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

If a Prime Minister resigns a general election should be called: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620016

Impose new requirements on replacing the Prime Minister and subsequent election: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623200

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Date submitted 20 October 2022
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