Rejected petition Ban having the Whips in Parliament and bring back democracy

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There is no point allowing us to petition on matters that concern us if the Whips are brought in to stop our elected MP's voting in a democratic way

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Whipping is a matter for political parties and not HM Government

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 23 October 2011
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