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Require a General Election within 90 days of a Prime Minister being appointed

Submitted by Shaun Bacon on Wednesday 25th January 2023

Published on Tuesday 31st January 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 31st July 2023

Signatures: 49

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Boris ~ Boris Johnson ~ Elections ~ Ensure ~ General Election ~ Johnson ~ Law ~ Mandate ~ Ministers ~ New law ~ Prime ~ Prime Minister ~ Rishi ~ Rishi Sunak ~ Sunak ~ Theresa ~ Theresa May ~ Voting

Petition Action

Require a General Election within 90 days of a Prime Minister being appointed

Petition Details

Put into law, if a new Prime Minister is appointed, a General Election must be called within 90 days, so the new Prime Minister can obtain a mandate from the public, not just from their party.

Additional Information

There is currently no requirement for there to be a General Election when a new Prime Minister is appointed. Both Theresa May and Boris Johnson called early elections after becoming Prime Minister, so as to get a mandate, but that’s no guarantee. As of writing Rishi Sunak has not called an election. This new law will ensure the public has a right to vote on who represents them, when a new Prime Minister is appointed.


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