HUNDREDS of people in Barrow have signed an online petition calling for a general election.

A petition on the Parliament website calling for a general election has reached more than 600,000 signatures, with 840 coming from people living in the Barrow and Furness constituency as of 3 pm on Monday.

The petition asks for "an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government".

It lists the war in Ukraine, problems with the Northern Ireland protocol, looming recession and renewed calls for Scottish independence as among "the greatest set of challenges we have seen in our lifetimes".

"Let the people decide who leads us through this turmoil," the petition concludes.

The three largest opposition parties in Westminster Labour, the Scottish National Party, and the Liberal Democrats all called for a general election last week, in response to the economic problems brought on by the Government's September mini-budget.

The three largest opposition parties in Westminster – Labour, the Scottish National Party, and the Liberal Democrats all called for a general election last week, in response to the economic problems brought on by the Government's September mini-budget.

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Liz Truss's government has in a short space of time angered many of her own MPs along with voters across the country. Economic turmoil was brought on by Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget, which promised tax cuts but did not satisfy the markets that the government would be able to repay debt. 

Mr Kwarteng took the fall, but many are calling for a general election and a change of cabinet.

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.

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".

Across the North West, 76,212 people had signed the petition by Monday afternoon.

The petition passed the 100,000 signatures debate threshold to force a debate in Parliament. It is due to be discussed at 4.30 pm on Monday, October 17.

At 632,188 signatures and counting, it is currently the most signed open petition on the Parliament website.