MORE than 1,000 people in Worcester have signed an online petition calling for a general election according to new figures.
A petition on the Parliament website calling for a general election has reached more than 6000,000 signatures and 1,092 of those signatures have come from people living in the Worcester constituency as of 3pm on Monday.
The petition comes after numerous public figures have suggested Liz Truss - or even her entire cabinet -should step down in order to restore stability after the government's recent mini-budget caused anger among many.
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On Monday the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, reneged on most of the tax cuts laid out in the mini-budget in an attempt to win back critics of Ms Truss's administration.
The petition asks for "an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government".
Ukraine, problems with the Northern Ireland protocol, the looming recession and renewed calls for Scottish Independence have all been mentioned in the petition.
"Let the people decide who leads us through this turmoil," the petition concludes.
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, said the Prime Minister had "trashed the British economy" and "humiliated the Conservative Government in the eyes of the world".
“People are angry, they are fed up, and they’re worried about the future, but above all, they are furious with this Conservative Party, so I think it’s time they had their say – it’s time for a general election,” he told BBC News on Friday.
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Keir Starmer, who is the Labour leader, voiced his dismay towards Ms Truss' government and called the events of the last month "grotesque chaos".
He laid the blame squarely on the Conservative party for surging mortgage rates and pensions dropping in value.
Mr Hunt appeared to rule out an early election over the weekend.
Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about how long Ms Truss would remain Prime Minister, Mr Hunt replied: "what the country wants now is stability".
In a response to the petition on September 20, the government said: "The UK is a Parliamentary democracy and the Conservative Party remains the majority party.
"The Prime Minister has pledged to ensure opportunity and prosperity for all people and future generations."
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