Rejected petition Ensure that any MP sentenced to a prison term immediately loses their seat.

With the recent news that a serving MP has been sentenced to a prison term for perverting the course of justice, the government should ensure that ANY MP sentenced to serve time in prison should immediately lose their seat, and a by-election called.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47071120?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_campaign=bbcnews

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236142

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Date submitted 31 January 2019
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