Petitions/The removal or death of a PM should trigger a general election
StatusOngoing
Opened16 Mar 2026
Closes—
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones✓ 10,000

We call on the Government to introduce legislation which would mandate a general election if a Prime Minister is removed or resigns from post, or if the Prime Minister dies.

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Government response

The Government does not intend to introduce legislation to change the current constitutional arrangements regarding the resignation, removal or death of a Prime Minister.

Constituency engagement ranking

Anna Gelderd
1Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
63
Victoria Atkins
2Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
54
Terry Jermy
3Terry Jermy MP
South West Norfolk
54
Alison Griffiths
4Alison Griffiths MP
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
53
Nigel Farage
5Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
53
Sir James Cleverly
6Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
50
Emma Foody
7Emma Foody MP
Cramlington and Killingworth
49
Bridget Phillipson
8Bridget Phillipson MP
Houghton and Sunderland South
49
Steve Barclay
9Steve Barclay MP
North East Cambridgeshire
49
Sir John Hayes
10Sir John Hayes MP
South Holland and The Deepings
47