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Petition for New Election

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DoraGray · 25/11/2024 11:45

There is a petition on the Petition Section of the UK Government and parliament website calling for a new General Election.

These petitions can be signed by anyone and anyone with an email address and a postcode can sign it in a second and once any petition gains 100,000 signatures, Parliament has to consider debating it.

This particular petition has gained over 2 million signatures in a very short space of time and is gaining more every minute.

AIBU to think that the government should take it down or at the very least ignore it. It is an attempt by the far right to destabilise.

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Catza · 25/11/2024 11:50

No, the government should follow due process regardless of the contents of a petition.

Nogaxeh · 25/11/2024 11:49

I am happy to see the right wing venting their frustration by signing an online position.

It's far better than the riots during the summer.

dnasurprise · 25/11/2024 11:47

I find the current campaign by right wing groups really scary. It is relentless and started before Labour had even done anything. There is loads of misinformation and scaremongering. It is everywhere - Telegraph is as bad as daily express, mail etc. It is all over mumsnet.
I'm not sure I agree petitions should be taken down as that would justifiably lead to cries of inhibiting free speech but ignore it, yes.

gamerchick · 25/11/2024 11:47

Do we really need another thread on this?

Plus your post sounds like a robot wrote it. We know how to start petitions and how many signatures they need to get to to get heard in the big room.

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