Keir Starmer may still need to dispel perception of ‘boys’ club’
GuardianSEP 30 2024
UK: Petition Demanding New General Election Crosses 2M Signatures
A petition calling for a general election rerun in the UK has reached over 2M signatures after Elon Musk backed the initiative launched by pub owner Michael Westwood, who claimed that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has "gone back on promises."A petition calling for a general election rerun in the UK launched by pub owner Michael Westwood, who claims that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Government has "gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election" has reached over 2M signatures.
According to the UK government guidelines, any petition that asks for a change to the law or policies gets a response from the government after 10K signatures. After petitions cross the 100K threshold, they could be considered for debate in the parliament.According to the UK Government guidelines, any petition that asks for a change to the law or policies gets a response from the government after 10K signatures. After petitions cross the 100K threshold, they could be considered for debate in the parliament.
Although only UK citizens or residents can sign such petitions, most overseas signatures have reportedly come from countries with large expat populations, such as Australia, Ireland, France, and Canada.Labour has committed to policies that have faced criticism including the cutting of winter fuel payments, an increase in employers' national insurance, applying VAT to private schools, and adding inheritance tax to farms.
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