This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Deliver a new code of conduct for MPs with sanctions.
The current code of conduct is worthless and does not instill confidence in the British Public.
We now need a process where MPs are held to account for their actions and behaviour. Where investigations can take place and a finding of guilt can result in sanctions ranging from advice to dismissal.
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We have seen MPs recently be convicted of Criminal Offences, provide deliberately misleading information to the public, especially around Brexit and stand to be elected on a manifesto pledge only to then change their minds.
This has caused great swathes of the public to denounce the honesty and integrity of many of our MPs who continue to treat the electorate with contempt.
The new code should have powers to deal with MPs similar to those in other Public Sector Roles ie The Police.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We understand that you'd like a new code of conduct, but we're not sure how you'd like it to be different from the current code of conduct.
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