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.
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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.
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Hold referendum if a petition reaches over 650,000 signatures
We want the Government to ensure that if a petition reaches over 650,000 votes we hold a referendum on the subject matter so the people of the country are able to be heard. We think this means our official public servants could serve more efficiently.
Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
We call on the UK Government to introduce a legislation that makes petitions enforceable whenever they gain a high number of signatures. Currently Petitions may be debated in Parliament or receive a gov response but they aren't enforceable. The government must remember that they work for us
Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition
Right now, only the Prime Minister can request an early General Election. We believe the public should also have a clear democratic mechanism to do so.
Mandate petitionable new elections if govt has under 25% UK electorate support
Introduce legislation requiring an immediate general election if a government is elected with support from less than 25% of the UK electorate, and at least 10% of UK electorate sign a verified petition calling for its removal, which would be binding.
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action
We call for petitions on petition.parliament.uk to enable action beyond a debate. We feel recent petitions with huge public support have been dismissed by government, and that this undermines faith in the process. More milestones are needed which force governmental action.