[wyuenho]

The UK has a petition website. It logs the signatory by constituency. Once a threshold os signatory has cross, the government has to respond and parliament will have to consider a debate on the topic.

[Ylpertnodi]

And just because they respond, it doesn't actually mean anything will result from it.

"No more something!" "We have seen your petition. Fuck off, peasants".

[patmorgan23]

And You can use the response as campaign material. Ultimately democratic governments are accountable to the people at the ballot box.

[crinkly]

This exists only to pacify people and make them think someone has listened to them.

[voidUpdate]

This is the relevant petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903. The government's response so far is "lol no"