An e-petition calling for an immediate general election has gathered pace in the wake of Liz Truss’ resignation, surpassing 700,000 signatures on Friday.
‘This is the greatest set of challenges we have seen in our lifetimes. Let the people decide who leads us through this turmoil.’The motion was backed by Labour MPs and now has the full weight of the party and most major opposition groups.‘no longer has a mandate to govern’He added: ‘After 12 years of Tory failure, the British people deserve so much better than this revolving door of chaos.
The government responded to the petition in September, saying: ‘The UK is a Parliamentary democracy and the Conservative Party remains the majority party. There is no obligation under parliamentary rules for the petition’s demands to be heard any further no matter how high the number of signatures gets.
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