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Call for a General Election-petition exceeds 200,000 signatures

705 replies

ForsythiaPlease · 24/11/2024 01:03

In six hours, this is unstoppable-please sign and share
https://t.co/0aZ6Q6VhZD

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700143

https://t.co/0aZ6Q6VhZD

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SuzieNine · 24/11/2024 13:23

MrsPeregrine · 24/11/2024 13:19

It’s already exceeded 700k. I hope Starmer is made to step down. And Reeves. They didn’t win with an overwhelming majority. Labour won the election with 9708000 votes. The Uk population over the age of 18 stands at 42 million. That means that only 23% of the population voted for this Government. 33.7% of the vote share. 38% of the vote share went to the Conservatives and Reform. Labour only won because for many they were nothing more than a protest vote and people wanted to punish the cons. There is no way they will get in next time.

Edited to add that online it states that “It received a lower vote share than any party forming a post–war majority government” according to a research briefing by By Richard Cracknell and Carl Baker.

Edited

Made to step down by whom exactly? How does that work? They have a 156 seat majority - that is overwhelming. Vote share is completely irrelevant in our system.

Summernightsinthe21stcentury · 24/11/2024 13:23

It is always a good time to mention the very vigorous movement to Get The Tories Out at the last election. Many many people voted anything but Tory - so looking at the most likely alternative, to ensure the tories could not win. I couldn't in the end because my local candidate usually in 2nd place was Lib Dem ( Nick Clegg has a lot to answer for) but I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Lib Dem won in a very blue stronghold.
I am editing to add that in doing so they knew absolutely that this would mean a labour victory.

SoiledMyselfDuringSomeTurbulence · 24/11/2024 13:25

MrsPeregrine · 24/11/2024 13:19

It’s already exceeded 700k. I hope Starmer is made to step down. And Reeves. They didn’t win with an overwhelming majority. Labour won the election with 9708000 votes. The Uk population over the age of 18 stands at 42 million. That means that only 23% of the population voted for this Government. 33.7% of the vote share. 38% of the vote share went to the Conservatives and Reform. Labour only won because for many they were nothing more than a protest vote and people wanted to punish the cons. There is no way they will get in next time.

Edited to add that online it states that “It received a lower vote share than any party forming a post–war majority government” according to a research briefing by By Richard Cracknell and Carl Baker.

Edited

Made to step down? How, exactly?

NoWordForFluffy · 24/11/2024 13:25

SoiledMyselfDuringSomeTurbulence · 24/11/2024 13:25

Made to step down? How, exactly?

I imagine by the Labour Party itself, as any party does with an unpopular leader. 🤷‍♀️

PandoraSox · 24/11/2024 13:26

bombastix · 24/11/2024 13:21

I remember you. You are the person who posted homophobic comments about Keir Starmer on here. That told me everything about you and your mentality, thanks

Ah. Explains a lot.

bombastix · 24/11/2024 13:26

That’s what Tories do. Labour never defenestrate their leaders.

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2024 13:27

MrsPeregrine · 24/11/2024 13:19

It’s already exceeded 700k. I hope Starmer is made to step down. And Reeves. They didn’t win with an overwhelming majority. Labour won the election with 9708000 votes. The Uk population over the age of 18 stands at 42 million. That means that only 23% of the population voted for this Government. 33.7% of the vote share. 38% of the vote share went to the Conservatives and Reform. Labour only won because for many they were nothing more than a protest vote and people wanted to punish the cons. There is no way they will get in next time.

Edited to add that online it states that “It received a lower vote share than any party forming a post–war majority government” according to a research briefing by By Richard Cracknell and Carl Baker.

Edited

If you are adding Conservative and Reform vote shares, it is disingenuous not to add Labour and Lib Dem and possibly Green and SNP.

Aside from that, we live in a parliamentary democracy and there is more and more info on how to vote tactically. LD certainly benefitted from that this time, let’s see next time. Straight % vote share is not a key measure,

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2024 13:27

Oh, and why would Starmer be made to step down, when he led the party to a 156 seat majority?

Summernightsinthe21stcentury · 24/11/2024 13:28

@SheilaFentiman
Surely you know, Sheila, he is the worst PM in history already after 4 months.😂

SoiledMyselfDuringSomeTurbulence · 24/11/2024 13:30

NoWordForFluffy · 24/11/2024 13:25

I imagine by the Labour Party itself, as any party does with an unpopular leader. 🤷‍♀️

Nah, they don't. Starmer has always had low individual popularity ratings, and he was still able to lead his party to a vast majority.

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2024 13:31

I genuinely hope Starmer serves his full term. I quite like him, but that isn’t why.

It has been a long time since a prime minister did serve a full term, and the Tories got addicted to regicide after ditching Maggie. Some continuity after 5 Tory PMs in the 2015-2024 period would be good.

SoiledMyselfDuringSomeTurbulence · 24/11/2024 13:32

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2024 13:27

If you are adding Conservative and Reform vote shares, it is disingenuous not to add Labour and Lib Dem and possibly Green and SNP.

Aside from that, we live in a parliamentary democracy and there is more and more info on how to vote tactically. LD certainly benefitted from that this time, let’s see next time. Straight % vote share is not a key measure,

Yes, I think it's fair to say a loooooot of the votes cast in July were anti Tory more than they were pro anything. I don't love FPTP, but it does give us a pretty efficient way to throw the rascals out.

That genuinely is an issue Labour, and also some of the other parties have to face. It's actually significant, unlike this petition.

BurntBroccoli · 24/11/2024 13:39

1dayatatime · 24/11/2024 13:18

I'm thinking of starting a MN Petition on deleting threads where the OP starts with something controversial and then never answers or clarifies or comments on their own thread.

It doesn't inform or debate or help anyone- it's simply stirs up anger and division.

If OP felt strongly enough to start a thread on this topic then she would have been back commenting.

Yes - there have been at least 4 threads started with a link to the petition. There is clearly a movement in place to topple the Labour government and it's infiltrating all social media at the moment.

bombastix · 24/11/2024 13:41

Russian perhaps? I mean they don’t want Starmer. The man has made enemies.

EasternStandard · 24/11/2024 13:41

Labour are quite good at blocking out criticism it seems. Especially on mn

CaptainRedbeardandbigbadbarry · 24/11/2024 13:50

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2024 13:27

Oh, and why would Starmer be made to step down, when he led the party to a 156 seat majority?

By not being honest .. sharing his intentions. What he was going to do to the pensioners and the farmers for starters.
He was too shifty from the onset ….

Alright coating off the Tories and plenty of how his Dad was a tool maker , but there was very very little of his intentions… other than ‘ vote for change’.

CaptainRedbeardandbigbadbarry · 24/11/2024 13:51

EasternStandard · 24/11/2024 13:41

Labour are quite good at blocking out criticism it seems. Especially on mn

Of course… this is a largely left wing site .

Do as I say and not as I do…

Floating voter Btw before I get pounced on.

BurntBroccoli · 24/11/2024 13:52

@bombastix

Yes I remember GreekRescueDog - they were also on the Farmer welly protest thread saying this:

"Bizarre how so many mumsnetters know one farmer and make wild assumptions about the entire farming community.

Please listen to real farmers and their concerns. Many were interviewed at the farmers protest today (which I imagine most of you commenting here did not attend).

But as I imagine most posters here are REVELS (rich enough to even vote labour), the plight of the underdog will be of limited interest."

BurntBroccoli · 24/11/2024 13:56

@CaptainRedbeardandbigbadbarry

The pensioners will be protected by the triple lock rise and the poorest can still claim pension credit and the WFA. My very rich in-laws were getting the WFA and it's crazy that they were!

Only the richest farmers and landowners will be paying reduced IHT.

SheilaFentiman · 24/11/2024 13:57

EasternStandard · 24/11/2024 13:41

Labour are quite good at blocking out criticism it seems. Especially on mn

Where is criticism of Labour blocked on MN, please?

Disagreed with, yes, but blocked?

ChannelFiveDrama · 24/11/2024 13:57

Someone I used to know started a petition that got 1.8m signatures. It was debated but it didn't change the government's position.

RafaistheKingofClay · 24/11/2024 13:59

Theunamedcat · 24/11/2024 01:18

It's exactly how democracy works people are seriously pissed off at the government and the fact that they didn't do this with boris and they are doing it with this government shows just how BADLY they are doing

No it just house they are total idiots.

Tbh this is bloody hilarious.

EasternStandard · 24/11/2024 14:00

BurntBroccoli · 24/11/2024 13:52

@bombastix

Yes I remember GreekRescueDog - they were also on the Farmer welly protest thread saying this:

"Bizarre how so many mumsnetters know one farmer and make wild assumptions about the entire farming community.

Please listen to real farmers and their concerns. Many were interviewed at the farmers protest today (which I imagine most of you commenting here did not attend).

But as I imagine most posters here are REVELS (rich enough to even vote labour), the plight of the underdog will be of limited interest."

Why have you quoted that from another thread?

People have made incorrect assumptions about farmers on here so that post isn't off

@CaptainRedbeardandbigbadbarry even now. Clearly it's not going well for them. Many think they are woeful hence the reaction.

@SheilaFentiman I didn't say blocking I said blocking out, ie all is fine it must be the Russians / bots or whatever. That kind of thing

KnittedCardi · 24/11/2024 14:00

If you are adding Conservative and Reform vote shares, it is disingenuous not to add Labour and Lib Dem and possibly Green and SNP

This doesn't fly. Sorry. The Lib Dems picked up Conservative votes in areas that literally have no left wing support. They are just as much a protest vote as Reform are.

Coolcats24 · 24/11/2024 14:02

Heading for a million signatures this is amazing 👏