A North East MP has called for an immediate general election after more than half a million people signed a petition.
Catherine McKinnell, who is chair of the petitions committee, led a debate at Westminster Hall on Monday afternoon. The Labour MP for Newcastle North highlighted a online petition which calls for an immediate general election.
The petition, which has been signed by more than £634,000 people, calls for a general election to end the "chaos" of the current government. It was created by Darrin Charlesworth in July this year.
