PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Hold annual public approval votes for sitting governments
Introduce a law requiring annual public approval votes on the sitting UK government. If approval falls below a set threshold, a general election must be triggered. Governments must also be legally bound to deliver on election promises.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
The public currently has no democratic recourse between elections when governments break promises or underperform. We propose a reform to introduce annual public confidence votes. If a government fails to meet a defined approval threshold (e.g. 50%), this would legally trigger a general election. Elected officials should be required to fulfil policy pledges, or face consequences at the ballot box. This reform would improve accountability and restore public trust.