Submitted on Wednesday 29th June 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 6th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Consider a motion of no confidence in the Government given the referendum result
A motion of no confidence could see a general election forced before article 50 of the EU Treaty is invoked. What action to take against the "advisory" EU Referendum's close result against a backdrop of misinformation and fraudulent claims by the "Leave" campaign would then become an election issue.
[From http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/general/]
There are two provisions that trigger an election other than at five year intervals:
1. a motion of no confidence is passed in Her Majesty's Government by a simple majority and 14 days elapses without the House passing a confidence motion in any new Government formed
2. a motion for a general election is agreed by two thirds of the total number of seats in the Commons including vacant seats (currently 434 out of 650)
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