Submitted on Tuesday 25th October 2022
Rejected on Friday 28th October 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Introduce legislation to trigger a General Election if the PM resigns
Introduce legislation to immediately trigger a general election within a reasonable time frame in the instance that the Prime Minister resigns or is otherwise removed from office outside of general election proceedings.
Whilst our voting system is based upon choosing a local MP, it is clear that the vast majority of people place their vote on who they wish to become PM.
This legislation would ensure that, if a PM were to leave office, the question of who should replace them was given to the entire voting public.
As the risk associated with ousting a PM would be far greater, it may also encourage the ruling party to place greater onus on working together, thereby creating a more stable government.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620016
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