That’s not a reason to stop circulating it, though. We need to send the strongest possible signal to this government that we want the right to vote on its continued existence. The party’s lurch even further to the right under Liz Truss has not been sanctioned by the people, and the massive demonstrations that Enough Is Enough have proved beyond all doubt that the people don’t support it.
And let’s not be fooled by Tory claims that no-one voted for Gordon Brown to replace Tony Blair, either. The Tories were outraged, and claimed they never would do such a thing. Well, what’s another broken promise to a Tory government?
But here’s the thing. Gordon Brown didn’t take the Labour Party and the country on a wild ride to an extreme position that the country hadn’t voted for, as Liz Truss has. And at least he knew something about finance.
The more signatures we get, the more pressure it’ll put on Tory MPs to support it. We need 36 of them to vote for it (or twice that number to abstain, or just find somewhere else to be that day).
Hopefully there are still some with a conscience, or at least the sense of self-preservation to gamble on earning enough respect for their actions to win their own seats back, but a lot may well depend on what they think the feeling in the country really is.
So, let’s show them. Let’s go for a million signatures!
If you haven’t signed already, please do. And, either way, please share the link on Twitter, Facebook or anywhere you can. Let’s make our feelings clear, and call on MPs (they work for us, remember!) to give us what we want - a General Election now!
