Rejected petition Debate/voting on e-petitions should be free from party political influence

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The will of the British people should be given priority over party political interests.

We the undersigned call on the government to ensure that any debate/voting by MPs on subjects resulting from e-petitions should be free from party political influence.

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 25 October 2011
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