Rejected petition Call an early General Election in 2026 so voters can renew or withdraw consent.

Millions have already signed petitions calling for a General Election, yet debates avoided the core issue: whether the Government still has a democratic mandate. The Prime Minister should request dissolution so the public can judge policies introduced or changed since the last election.

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Early elections have been called before to renew legitimacy when trust breaks down. The Government says it needs time to fix an “inherited mess”, yet has introduced major tax rises, policy reversals and measures not clearly set out in its manifesto. Repeated U-turns and mandate drift have damaged public confidence. An early General Election would let voters decide whether this Government should continue.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/750050

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

Date submitted 14 January 2026
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