Submitted on Friday 26th September 2025
Rejected on Thursday 16th October 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow the public to trigger a vote of no confidence in the Government
Introduce legislation that allows UK citizens to trigger a formal vote of no confidence in the Government through a petition process, giving the public a direct democratic tool to hold the Government accountable.
Currently only MPs can initiate a vote of no confidence. This leaves the public with no direct mechanism to act if they believe the Government has lost legitimacy between elections. A citizen-triggered process would strengthen democracy, rebuild trust, and ensure accountability. Rejecting this reform would show a lack of faith in the people’s right to hold power to account.
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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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Give the British Public the Right to Vote No Confidence in the Government
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734311
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