More than three million people have signed a petition calling for a new general election, which MPs will discuss.
The petition, which accuses Labour of having ‘gone back on the promises’ the party made before July’s election, will be debated in Westminster Hall.
From 4.30 pm, MPs will gather in the secondary debating chamber to discuss the e-petition that drew enormous support.
Michael Westwood, who owns three pubs in the Black Country, set up the online petition on Parliament’s website on 20 November.
Elon Musk, who is said to be the richest man in the world and is an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, pushed it on social media and it swiftly went viral.
The billionaire businessman shared the petition on X, the social media site he owns, claiming ‘the people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state’.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch used Prime Minister’s Questions in late November to ridicule Sir Keir Starmer over the millions of people who were asking him ‘to go’.
But the Prime Minister shot back that there was a ‘massive petition on 4 July in this country’ that saw millions of voters support Labour at the voting box.
Mr Westwood voted for the Conservatives at last summer’s general election and predicted ‘tough times’ ahead following Labour’s Budget in October.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her first fiscal package to hike national insurance for employers, which sparked a massive backlash among businesses.
In their manifesto ahead of July’s general election, Labour vowed to ‘not increase taxes on working people’ – including national insurance, income tax or VAT.
Explaining why he set up the petition, Mr Westwood told the BBC: ‘The people that are currently in charge of the country, in my opinion, lied to get there.’
He added: ‘To have my opinion and my thoughts put out there and to find out actually, quite a lot of people agree, I think it’s fantastic. It just shows that you’re not on your own.’
Previously questioned about the petition, Sir Keir ruled out calling another general election but said he was ‘not surprised’ some people who did not support Labour in July might want a second poll.
The PM told ITV: ‘Look, I remind myself that very many people didn’t vote Labour at the last election.
‘I’m not surprised that many of them want a re-run. That isn’t how our system works. There will be plenty of people who didn’t want us in the first place.
‘So, what my focus is on is the decisions that I have to make every day.’
In its official response to the petition, the Government said: ‘This Government was elected on a mandate of change at the July 2024 general election.
‘Our full focus is on fixing the foundations, rebuilding Britain, and restoring public confidence in government.’
If a prime minister goes back on what he promised in his mandate, then he/she has lied to the people and there should be an immediate general election because you can’t pledge something and then take it back, it’s a contract, saying that you will do something.
And of course, people are now more conscious of politics and comprehend things a lot better than they ever did before, and we the people deserve to be heard. Not only that by going back on a pledge, our prime minister is hurting the people that voted him in.
Keir Starmer gets away with these ridiculous answers because no one, not even the Opposition seems to be allowed to question him.
However, after 14 years of Tory rule, the damage is done and it will take a lot of stamina to fix it, but it doesn’t seem like anybody is good enough to look after this country. It is a mess and will continue to be so until someone with a spine comes along. There is no doubt, we are in a recession, and it will take a very special person to fix it!
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