Social media users have requested Thursday’s UK general election to be postponed after a terror attack on London Bridge killed six people, and three attackers were shot dead by police.
Mark Oxley is believed to have started the call on Twitter for political activity to be put on hold.
Theresa May MP: Call off the 2017 general election. - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/VROC4In5wv via @UKChange@JeremyCorbyn4PM
— OXLEYsince1975 (@Oxley75) June 3, 2017
He tweeted a petition for people to sign and support the delay of the British elections. His tweet was shared by many.
Other supporters for this movement included actress and activist Anna Friel, who supported the call.
#postponetheelection can we start this.
— Anna Friel (@annafriel) June 4, 2017
Now is not the time for a general election. Just what the perpetrators want, uncertainty, unrest. Call it off!!
— Eugene Gaughan (@eugene_gaughan) June 3, 2017
Am told no formal discussion or decision about re-start of election campaign but cd be put on hold "for several days"
— norman smith (@BBCNormanS) May 24, 2017
At the time of writing this article, the petition had 26 supporters out of 100.
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