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‘Immediate general election’ to be considered for debate in parliament
Truss has faced intense criticism over her response to the cost of living crisis
A petition calling for an ‘immediate general election’ has reached 100,000 signatures, making it eligible for debate in parliament.
The petition calls for an ‘immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government’ so that ‘the people can decide who should lead us through the unprecedented crises threatening the UK’.
At the time of writing, the petition has 102,950 signatures.
UK rules state that any petition that surpassed 10,000 signatures gets a response from the government, while those with 100,000 will get debated in parliament.
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A government update on the petition’s page confirmed that a general election would be debated, with the notice reading simply: “Parliament will consider this for a debate.”
The petition’s description reads: “The chaos engulfing the UK government is unprecedented. Over 40 ministers resigned leaving departments without leadership during cost of living, energy and climate crises.
“War rages in Ukraine; the Northern Ireland Protocol has further damaged our relationship with Europe; recession looms; the UK itself may cease to exist as Scotland seeks independence.
“This is the greatest set of challenges we have seen in our lifetimes. Let the people decide who leads us through this turmoil.”
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Liz Truss was named as the new Prime Minister of the UK at the start of the month after Boris Johnson was forced to resign following a number of Covid lockdown-breaking scandals.
Despite Truss beating opponent Rishi Sunak in the race for the role as Tory leader, however, her leadership hasn’t got off to the best start, mainly thanks to her approach to combating the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The PM sparked controversy amongst world leaders last week with her ‘trickle down economics’ plan, which sees the UK’s wealthiest earners receive tax cuts to benefit the economy. This will eventually ‘trickle down’ to the country’s poorest communities, Truss claims.
US President Joe Biden responded by saying he is ‘sick and tired’ of trickle down economics, claiming that it ‘has never worked’.