Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition

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.

604 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Friday 10th October 2025
Last 24 hours signatures
32
Signature Deadline
Friday 10th April 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 1,042

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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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