Rejected petition Drop the use of the title "Right Honourable" from Members of Parliament

Over the last several parliaments it is seen that corporate & personal corruption, fraud, sexual abuse, murder, mass murder, war crimes & lies are part and parcel of many MP's careers. This is not the behaviour expected of anyone bearing such a title. The title should be dropped from use.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Not all MPs are entitled to use the title "Right honourable". This is a title that may be used by members of the Privy Council. You can find out more about the Privy Council here:

http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/

Not all members of the Privy Council are MPs.

During debates, MPs refer to other MPs (if they are not members of the Privy Council) as "the honourable gentlement/lady" or "my honourable friend".

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Date submitted 9 September 2015
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