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Grant the vote for London Mayor to all UK Residents
1,131 signatures in the last hour
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Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions
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Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
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Require MPs proven to mislead public to resign and create 'fact check' committee
The government responded on 8 May 2025
All MPs should be honest. The elected House of Commons, rather than an outside organisation, should continue to regulate the conduct of MPs, who are directly accountable to their constituents.
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Remove CWS Bill clauses and provide tangible support to home educating parents
The government responded on 1 May 2025
We will not remove the Children Not in School measures. These are vital to help local authorities identify children not in school and more effectively address if they are in unsuitable education.
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Enact measures to combat knife crime
The government responded on 29 April 2025
There are already 20 Violence Reduction Units established in England and Wales, many of them based on Scotland’s model, and all of them integral to our mission to halve knife crime within a decade.
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Tighten the rules on political donations
This topic was debated on 31 March 2025
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Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
This topic was debated on 17 March 2025
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Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
This topic was debated on 28 April 2025
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