Rejected petition Limit the time that MPs can debate when discussing a bill to allow for a vote.

In November 2014, Conservative MPs Philip Davies and Christopher Chope successfully filibustered a Private Member's Bill that would prohibit retaliatory evictions.

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This is totally unacceptable and allows for MPs to look after their own interests.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/111441

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Date submitted 6 November 2015
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