Reform the petition system: Parliament vote at 1M signatures & referendum at 5M
Reform the petition system so that petitions reaching 1 million signatures trigger a parliamentary vote on the issue within 6 months, and petitions reaching 5 million signatures trigger a national referendum. This can help ensure the public’s voice leads to action, not just debate.
Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Similar motions
Hold referendum if a petition reaches over 650,000 signatures
Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition
Mandate petitionable new elections if govt has under 25% UK electorate support
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action
Reform the petition system: Parliament vote at 1M signatures & referendum at 5M
Reform the petition system so that petitions reaching 1 million signatures trigger a parliamentary vote on the issue within 6 months, and petitions reaching 5 million signatures trigger a national referendum. This can help ensure the public’s voice leads to action, not just debate.
Similar motions
Hold referendum if a petition reaches over 650,000 signatures
Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition
Mandate petitionable new elections if govt has under 25% UK electorate support
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action