Overview

• The official petitions website shows over 747,000 signatures demanding a general election before the next scheduled poll in 2029.
• The Cabinet Office response reiterated that the prime minister can request dissolution from the sovereign under the July 2024 mandate.
• The Dissolution & Calling of Parliament Act and Labour’s Commons majority make a confidence motion to force an election highly improbable.
• Constituency data revealed more than 1,900 signatories in Nigel Farage’s Clacton seat compared with 418 in Sir Keir Starmer’s Holborn & St Pancras.
• Fresh YouGov polling finds half of Labour supporters disapprove of the government’s record, highlighting rising frustration despite procedural hurdles.