Submitted on Sunday 14th July 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Give us a General Election when the Prime Minister changes mid-term
We don't want our country to be forced to put up with a Prime Minister (PM) who wasn't leading their party at the time of the last General Election (GE), especially in times of political instability such as Brexit, or another political crisis akin to Suez, or the Falklands conflict, for example.
There are polarising views regarding Brexit within the governing party, so it is unfair to change PM mid-term, as their agenda wont be what people voted for.
We would like an addition to the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011, Section 2, stating that in times of instability, where major changes are being decided that will affect the direction and identity of the British people, a change in leadership to the governing party will automatically require a GE to seek the approval of the voting public.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/250152
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