Rejected petition If a petition reaches more than 300,000 signs a national election can be held

When a petitions reaches past 300,000 signatures an election should be held to give more control to the public and for the petition to be heard across the country. This will give power the people in making a change in their country

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I believe the government, while the government hears our petition, most just get dismissed instead of change actually being made. This causes the public to feel unheard and belittles the public

This petition was rejected

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 Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure if you mean any petition or one calling for a general election.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 26 July 2025
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