The initial election petition failed to spark another national poll but provided ammunition for Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to mock the PM during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons. 'Welp' (Image: PA)

A petition to hold a General Election in the UK has now been signed by more than 640k people. Having already surpassed the threshold for MPs to debate it of 100k last week, the now-awkward (for Keir Starmer) total has smashed new highs in just a few days. ‌

The appeal urges supporters who back the view "we want an immediate general election to be held. We think the majority need and want change" to add their signatures. ‌

The tally of individuals backing the petition on the official Parliament petition website shot up to around 137k just last Friday, and now s

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