{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/242183.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":242183,"parliament":{"period":"2017-2019","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2019-11-06T00:01:00.000+00:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"MPs resigning their Whip automatically triggers a by-election.","background":"Parliament should legislate that any MP resigning their Whip automatically triggers a by-election.\r\n\r\nThe vast majority of MPs are elected on the basis of the political party they represent, and not by virtue of their personal integrity.","additional_details":"If an MP resigns their Whip, then their constituents should be able to endorse them or reject them outside of the general election cycle.\r\n\r\nParliament should legislate that a by-election is automatically triggered the moment the announcement to resign their Whip is made.\r\n\r\nIf the MP has the full backing of their constituents independently from their Party allegiance, then they should have nothing to fear.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2019-02-18T11:30:48.206Z","updated_at":"2020-02-26T22:45:36.075Z","rejected_at":"2019-02-22T13:32:52.355Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2019-02-18T11:57:22.386Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242193"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}