A PETITION calling for a General Election has gathered more than two million signatures.
The petition, created by Michael Westwood on October 31 – just one day after the Budget was delivered – calls for there to be “another General Election”.
It comes just 144 days since Labour won the General Election on July 4.
The party is facing criticism for policies such as the axing of the Winter Fuel Payment and a new inheritance tax for farmers, which culminated in a protest in Westminster last week.
Labour have also faced fresh criticism for plans to slash £137 billion spent on welfare to “get Britain working”.
“I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election,” the petition reads.
Over the last few days, the petition has gained significant traction, gathering 2,065,242 signatures as of 12pm on Monday – meaning it has exceeded the threshold of 100,000 signatures for it to be considered for a debate.
Keir Starmer has dismissed the petition, saying that it is “not how our system works”.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning, the Prime Minister said: “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 in the first place. What our focus is on is the decisions that I have to make every day.”
