An online petition calling for a general election to be held has surpassed the number of signatures needed to trigger consideration for a debate in parliament.
Created by a UK resident called Michael Westwood, the petition reads: "I would like there to be another general election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election."
The petition has been shared widely on social media since it was created on Wednesday and comfortably passed the 100,000-signature threshold at 9.19pm today after receiving more than 37,000 signatures in the preceding hour.
Passing the mark means that the motion will now be considered for a debate in parliament although there is no guarantee that this will occur.
The government website states: "Petitions which reach 100,000 signatures are almost always debated. But we may decide not to put a petition forward for debate if the issue has already been debated recently or there's a debate scheduled for the near future.
petition.parliament.uk
Created by a UK resident called Michael Westwood, the petition reads: "I would like there to be another general election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election."
The petition has been shared widely on social media since it was created on Wednesday and comfortably passed the 100,000-signature threshold at 9.19pm today after receiving more than 37,000 signatures in the preceding hour.
Passing the mark means that the motion will now be considered for a debate in parliament although there is no guarantee that this will occur.
The government website states: "Petitions which reach 100,000 signatures are almost always debated. But we may decide not to put a petition forward for debate if the issue has already been debated recently or there's a debate scheduled for the near future.
Petition: Call a General Election
I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.
petition.parliament.uk