Rejected petition Abolish whip voting in Parliament

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In light of the disgraceful whip voting against giving the pubic the right to have a referendum on the EU, we call on a ban on whip voting because MPs need to make there own decisions without fear or threat to their positions. MPs represent the public not the government.

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 30 October 2011
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