Submitted on Thursday 4th December 2025
Rejected on Monday 19th January 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make Party Manifesto Commitments Legally Binding or Trigger a Public Vote
Require the Government to adhere to the key promises it was elected on. If a governing party significantly breaks commitments in its manifesto, this should be treated as a breach of contract with the electorate, triggering either a public vote on the changed policies or an automatic General Election
The public vote in a General Election based on the manifesto commitments presented by political parties. These manifestos function as a form of contract: voters choose a government based on the promises made. When major manifesto pledges are abandoned, reversed, or significantly altered, the democratic mandate is undermined. This petition asks Parliament to create a legal or constitutional mechanism to ensure future Governments cannot obtain power and change promises voter approval.
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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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Call a general election if a government breaks an election manifesto promise
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/744946
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