{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/774222.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":774222,"attributes":{"action":"Trigger automatic General Election when Prime Minister steps down or is removed","background":"We call on the Government to amend the law so that if a sitting Prime Minister is forced to resign or steps down mid-term, a General Election must be automatically triggered within 60 days","additional_details":"When a Prime Minister resigns, the governing party replaces them without a public vote. \r\nThis is undemocratic. \r\nNew leaders often introduce major policy shifts the public never agreed to. Furthermore, if a PM fails and is forced out, it reflects a wider failure of the governing party’s leadership and the party as a whole. The public elects a government based on its leader and manifesto. If that leader leaves, the British public must have the right to decide who leads the country.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":9,"created_at":"2026-06-21T13:39:40.433Z","updated_at":"2026-07-13T12:34:49.441Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-13T12:34:42.913Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-21T16:05:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition:\r\n\r\nThe removal or death of a PM should trigger a general election\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/760199"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}