Rejected petition Ban the three-line whip

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End to the three-line whip and allow politicians to vote in what they actually believe in, not what their party forces them to believe.

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 poltiical parties and not HM Government

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

Date submitted 26 October 2011
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