Nearly 50 per cent of voters are unhappy with the Labour Government and “want a general election” within the next six months, a new poll has revealed.
A petition which is calling for a new election has been circulating online, and is now close to accumulating three million signatures.
The online campaign was launched by pub owner Michael Westwood, who said that Sir Keir Starmer had “gone back on his promises” and that he felt “betrayed” by the Government.
The Petitions Committee has since announced that the call will be considered in the Westminster Hall on January 6.
Nearly 50 per cent of voters are unhappy with the Labour Government and want a new General Election
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And now a new poll, conducted by BMG Research, has echoed the UK’s growing dissatisfaction with Starmer’s Government.
The survey, conducted for The i Paper, shows that 47 per cent of voters would be in favour for recasting their ballots in another election, whilst 24 per cent are opposed.
Those who were most keen for a new election were Reform and Conservative voters, with 81 and 74 per cent backing the suggestion, respectively.
Labour and Liberal Democrat backers were less keen, however 34 and 33 per cent still supported the idea.
The petition has gained almost 3 million signatures as of Saturday evening
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The upcoming debate on the matter will be led by Jamie Stone, the Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.
The petition created by Westwood reads: “I would like there to be another General Election. 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 gained traction after it was highlighted by controversial billionaire CEO Elon Musk and actor Michael Caine.
At Prime Minister’s Questions Tory leader Kemi Badenoch called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign, pointing to Westwood’s campaign.
Michael Westwood said that Sir Keir Starmer had “gone back on his promises’
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The PM hit back: “She talks about a petition, we had a massive petition on July 4 in this country. We spent years taking our party from a party of protest to a party of government, they are hurtling in the opposite direction.”
Badenoch described the response as “nonsense”.
When discussing the petition, Westwood told The Daily Express: “It’s about fighting back against all the increases in taxes and the cost of inflation. As a small business we’ve got to fight back and try and help the people around us and the community.
“The British public feel like they have been betrayed with the promises that were told in the lead to the election and then what has been delivered since – it looks nothing like what was promised.”
