The Prime Minister is running scared of a general election - PETITION!

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Completely agree and signed but it's only a matter of time until it's rudely dismissed...

you need to call for a ge first...

And even gaining a debate would be delicious given how she taunted Brown with a similar petition.

no i dont need to do anything i will just vote corbyn whenever i want cause im the man!!

Calling a GE would give the Conservatives a greater majority and even greater legitimacy.

A lot of people at least try to give the impression that they're mature and know what they're talking about but you're a free spirit, you don't feel obliged to follow these peer pressures. I respect that.

Im nuts

Who said the above about Gordon Brown when he refused to call a GE after becoming Prime Minster?

Answer: Theresa May, 2007

At the same time she also “Yesterday in Prime Minister's questions his excuse for not calling an election was that only 26 people had signed a Downing street petition calling for one. I checked the website this morning and there are now 4,408 signatures and rising. Can the Leader of the House arrange for the Prime Minister to give us an update on the petition every week in Prime Minister's questions?” she added.

Well guess what... there's a new petition saying "A change in prime minister should trigger a general election."

You can sign it here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137376

So far it has over 7,000 signatures.
i.e. significantly higher than the petition she was waving at Gordon Brown.

I would generally be in favour of a GE, as would May be because it's largely accepted that Labour will suffer a huge blow.

However, there is a huge amount of uncertainty which has had negative effects. I think the politicians just need to focus on getting a deal to provide the 'glorious' future ahead. I honestly think if we do it right, we could become 'a Norway' in terms of happiness, freedom, employment etc.

I think it might trigger an SDP-type breakaway from Labour on a Remain ticket.

This has already been discussed and it was only under the condition that Leadsom won the conservative leadership and conservatives joined too. It won't happen with just labour because it's too problematic, you'd just end up with a larger conservative majority when a general election is called due to FPTP. Or there's the worst case scenario where this all happens in the near future and you end up with a conservative supermajority if May has successfully established herself.