Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!
The Parliament petitions site records 221,477 signatures for this petition, which closed on 10 June 2026. The Government responded on 21 January 2026.
The petition
The petition's creator is not named in the Petitions site's published record. Quoted in full from the UK Parliament petitions site.
Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!
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. 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 way this Government has acted. Pensioners and farmers have been directly affected by policies that were not included in Labour's manifesto.
Our country cannot go on like this. Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!
The Government's response
The Government published its response on 21 January 2026; the petitions site lists the Cabinet Office as responsible. Its summary:
The Government holds office by virtue of being able to command the confidence of the House of Commons, whose members are elected by the public. There are no plans to change these arrangements.
The response in full:
The Prime Minister can call a general election at a time of their choosing by requesting a dissolution of Parliament from the Sovereign within the five-year life of a Parliament. The Government was elected by the British people on a mandate of change at the July 2024 general election.
This Government remains focused on delivering the change the country voted for at the last General Election. Since coming into office, we have restored stability across government; and secured £340 billion of investment into our country.
Wages under this Government have increased more during our first year in office than under the previous 10 years of the last government. We have reduced NHS waiting lists by 225,000 and rolled out thousands of free breakfast clubs across the country. We have also increased the National Minimum Wage and our manifesto pledge to introduce an Employment Rights Act has now been passed into law.
We recognise people across the country want to see change in their everyday lives. As a result of the decisions this Government has taken, families will see £150 come off their energy bills this year, rail fares will remain frozen for the first time in 30 years and NHS prescription charges will be capped below £10.
The Government will continue to deliver the manifesto of change that it was elected on.
Cabinet Office
Where the signatures came from
Signatures came from 650 constituencies. Measured against each constituency's electorate at the 2024 general election, the most came from Castle Point, with 8.9 signatures per 1,000 electors (631 in all).
219,851 of the signatures were from the UK and 1,626 from elsewhere, by the location signers gave.
| Constituency | Signatures | Electorate, July 2024 | Per 1,000 electors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Point | 631 | 71,026 | 8.9 |
| Clacton | 685 | 78,245 | 8.8 |
| Sussex Weald | 611 | 72,885 | 8.4 |
| Maldon | 640 | 78,282 | 8.2 |
| Braintree | 629 | 77,673 | 8.1 |
| South Basildon and East Thurrock | 584 | 72,673 | 8.0 |
| South Holland and The Deepings | 617 | 78,473 | 7.9 |
| Tamworth | 594 | 75,055 | 7.9 |
| Whitehaven and Workington | 577 | 73,198 | 7.9 |
| Louth and Horncastle | 600 | 76,880 | 7.8 |
| Region | Signatures |
|---|---|
| South East | 33,016 |
| North West | 27,789 |
| East of England | 24,769 |
| South West | 21,825 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 21,184 |
| West Midlands | 20,750 |
| East Midlands | 19,133 |
| London | 12,047 |
| Scotland | 11,841 |
| North East | 11,535 |
| Wales | 11,290 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,474 |
Debate in Parliament
MPs debated the petition in Westminster Hall on .
The Petitions Committee's summary of the debate:
The Petitions Committee has decided not to schedule a debate on this petition.
The Committee recognised the support that this petition has received. However, the issue raised by this petition has recently been discussed by MPs in a petitions debate on this topic.
A debate took place on 12 January 2026 on e-petition 727309, “Call an immediate general election” (https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727309).
Watch the debate:
https://www.youtube.com/live/9A_Mm9hZO4o
Read a transcript of the debate:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-01-12/debates/49F4AFFB-2D48-44D4-AE24-1DC5262CD9C7/a
Source and receipt
- https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/750050.jsonUK Parliament Petitions API · read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256
9696719658070773… - The petition on petition.parliament.uk
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