Petition to call a general election passes huge milestone but STILL won’t be debated

Petition to call a general election passes huge milestone but STILL won’t be debatedThe Government has rebuffed the call, insisting that the Prime Minister can call a vote 'at a time of their choosing' Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Adam Toms 19:13, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 19:16, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has the power to call an election at a time of his choosing (Image: Getty)A petition to Parliament calling for an immediate general election has passed a huge milestone. The online document now has more than 200,000 signatures. At the time of writing it had garnered 216,943 supporters. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) In setting it up, Robert JF Barnes wrote: "On July 4 2024, Sir Keir Starmer was elected as Prime Minister. Since then, his Government has introduced measures that were not included in the Labour Party's manifesto. We believe we were misled and the obfuscation has only got worse since Starmer took power. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the latest politics news - straight from our team in Westminster and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy"It is time for action. We believe the Government has failed to defend our borders from the small boats. We have no confidence in the w...