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Right now, only the Prime Minister can request an early General Election. We believe the public should also have a clear democratic mechanism to do so.

We call on the Government to bring forward proposals to:

• Pass a law where a petition signed by over 50.1% of registered voters can trigger an early General Election.
• Allow public petitions which receive significantly large amounts of signatures to automatically trigger a no confidence debate in Parliament

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  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 10 April 2026.