Michael Westwood’s petition calls for Sir Keir Starmer to call a fresh general election (Image: PA)
A viral over Labour and Sir Keir Starmer’s “broken promises” has soared to nearly three million signatures.
The Government swept to power with a massive majority in July’s national poll, ratcheting up a stonking 174-seat majority in the House of Commons.
But even as the results were declared, critics pointed out that Labour only achieved a 33.7% share of the vote – just 1.6% more than the party achieved when Jeremy Corbyn was comprehensively beaten in 2019.
Since then, the Government has , with a net approval rating of -39 according to polling firm YouGov.
Do Britons approve or disapprove of the government’s record to date?Approve: 19% (-1 from 16-18 Nov)Disapprove: 58% (+2)Net: -39 (-3)
— YouGov (@YouGov)
Controversial decisions to and slap inheritance tax charges on farmers have soured Labour’s reputation in the eyes of many.
As a result, pub landlord Michael Westwood on Parliament’s petitions website.
“I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead-up to the last election,” he wrote.
By law, petitions on the parliamentary website that attract more than 100,000 signatures must be debated by MPs. A in the House of Commons.
But Mr Westwood’s petition quickly surpassed that threshold, – although opponents have claimed many of those signatures are from people abroad.
is now at more than 2.9million and could surpass three million this weekend, with among the high-profile figures sharing it on social media.
Mr Westwood : “Not in my wildest dreams did I think this was going to take off like it has.”
He said Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising Budget, which will hike costs for small businesses like his due to rises in the living wage and employers’ National Insurance contributions, had caused his fury.
However, , Sir Keir dismissed the petition, saying he was “not surprised” his opponents wanted a second poll.
“That isn’t how our system works,” he added.