Viral general election petition soars to nearly 3m signatures as Keir Starmer faces crisis

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Posted on 11/29/2024 8:18:55 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

A viral petition demanding a new general election over Labour and Sir Keir Starmer’s “broken promises” has soared to nearly three million signatures.

The Government swept to power with a massive majority in July’s national poll, ratcheting up a stonking 174-seat majority in the House of Commons.

But even as the results were declared, critics pointed out that Labour only achieved a 33.7% share of the vote – just 1.6% more than the party achieved when Jeremy Corbyn was comprehensively beaten in 2019.

Controversial decisions to cut winter fuel payments to pensioners and slap inheritance tax charges on farmers have soured Labour’s reputation in the eyes of many.

As a result, pub landlord Michael Westwood launched his “Call a General Election” petition on Parliament’s petitions website.

“I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead-up to the last election,” he wrote.

By law, petitions on the parliamentary website that attract more than 100,000 signatures must be debated by MPs. A discussion is scheduled for January 6 in the House of Commons.

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